隐君子 — “A person secretly addicted to drugs or excessive smoking”
隐君子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person secretly addicted to drugs or excessive smoking”. An addict. Literally, “hidden gentleman”.
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隐君子 Pronunciation and Pinyin
隐君子 Character Breakdown
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他虽然平时看起来很正常，但私下里却是个隐君子，对烟草难以割舍。
Although he usually seems normal, he is secretly an addict who finds it hard to give up tobacco.
Idioms Related to 隐君子
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- yǐn隐jiè介cáng藏xíng形hide oneself completely
- yǐn隐zhàn占shēn身tǐ体conceal one's true identity
- yǐn隐míng名mái埋xìng姓to conceal one's true identity
- yǐn隐tiān天bì蔽rì日covering the sky and obscuring the sun
- yǐn隐xìng姓mái埋míng名conceal one's identity
- yǐn隐jū居qiú求zhì志live in seclusion to pursue aspirations
- yǐn隐rěn忍bù不fā发endure silently, not express feelings
- yǐn隐rěn忍bù不yán言endure silently and not speak
- yǐn隐è恶yáng扬shàn善conceal others' bad, publicize their good
- yǐn隐huì晦qū曲zhé折implicit and circuitous
- yǐn隐rán然dí敌guó国virtually a rival power
- yǐn隐yuē约qí其cí词speak vaguely or ambiguously
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Open the tool →Questions about 隐君子
What does 隐君子 mean?
隐君子 (yǐn jūn zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person secretly addicted to drugs or excessive smoking”.
How do you pronounce 隐君子?
隐君子 is pronounced yǐn jūn zi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 隐君子 literally mean?
Literally, 隐君子 means “hidden gentleman”. It is used to mean “a person secretly addicted to drugs or excessive smoking”.
What is the Chinese definition of 隐君子?
隐居逃避尘世的人，借指吸毒成瘾或吸烟成瘾的人