凿坏以遁 — “To live in seclusion and withdraw from official life”
凿坏以遁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in seclusion and withdraw from official life”. To hide oneself from public service. Literally, “Chisel a defect to escape”.
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凿坏以遁 Pronunciation and Pinyin
凿坏以遁 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 凿坏以遁
陶渊明选择凿坏以遁，寄情山水，不与世俗同流合污。
Tao Yuanming chose to live in seclusion, dedicating himself to nature and refusing to conform to worldly affairs.
Idioms Related to 凿坏以遁
More idioms starting with 凿
- záo凿záo凿kě可jù据solidly verifiable and usable as evidence
- záo凿záo凿yǒu有jù据supported by solid evidence
- záo凿yuán圆ruì枘fāng方fundamentally incompatible
- záo凿pī坏ér而dùn遁withdraw from public life
- záo凿pī坯ér而dùn遁live in seclusion, refuse official appointments
- záo凿bì壁jiè借guāng光study diligently despite poverty
- záo凿bì壁tōu偷guāng光study diligently despite poverty
- záo凿bì壁xuán悬liáng梁study diligently despite hardship
- záo凿zhù柱qǔ取shū书uphold ancestral teachings
- záo凿yíng楹nà纳shū书meticulously preserve books for posterity
- záo凿pò破hún浑dùn沌Disrupt natural order, causing harm
- záo凿xué穴wèi为jū居to live in caves as a hermit
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Open the tool →Questions about 凿坏以遁
What does 凿坏以遁 mean?
凿坏以遁 (záo pī yǐ dùn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in seclusion and withdraw from official life”.
How do you pronounce 凿坏以遁?
凿坏以遁 is pronounced záo pī yǐ dùn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 凿坏以遁 literally mean?
Literally, 凿坏以遁 means “Chisel a defect to escape”. It is used to mean “to live in seclusion and withdraw from official life”.
What is the Chinese definition of 凿坏以遁?
指隐居不仕。