方外之士 — “Someone who lives outside of the secular world”
方外之士 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Someone who lives outside of the secular world”. A reclusive scholar; a monk or a Taoist priest; someone whose words and deeds transcend worldly conventions and etiquette. Literally, “a person beyond the secular world”.
方外之士 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 方外之士 mean?
方外之士 (fāng wài zhī shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Someone who lives outside of the secular world”.
How do you pronounce 方外之士?
方外之士 is pronounced fāng wài zhī shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 方外之士 literally mean?
Literally, 方外之士 means “a person beyond the secular world”. It is used to mean “Someone who lives outside of the secular world”.
What is the Chinese definition of 方外之士?
方外：世外。指言行超脱于世俗礼教之外的人。后指僧道等出家人