







息迹静处 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “one cannot truly hide their actions or wrongdoings indefinitely”. Implying that what is done in secret will eventually be discovered. Literally, “Cease traces, remain still”.

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Open the tool →息迹静处 (xī jì jìng chù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “one cannot truly hide their actions or wrongdoings indefinitely”.
息迹静处 is pronounced xī jì jìng chù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 息迹静处 means “Cease traces, remain still”. It is used to mean “one cannot truly hide their actions or wrongdoings indefinitely”.
息:止息;迹:行迹,脚印;处:处所。要想不见行迹,只有自己静止不动。引申为要想人不知,除非己莫为。