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隐姓埋名 — “To conceal one's identity”

隐姓埋名 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to conceal one's identity”. To live in obscurity under an assumed name; to keep one's identity hidden. Literally, “Conceal one's name and bury one's fame”.

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隐姓埋名 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 隐yǐn
  • 姓xìng
  • 埋mái
  • 名míng

隐姓埋名 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
隐
yǐn11to hide or conceal
姓
xìng8family name
埋
mái10bury, hide, complain
名
míng6name, reputation, famous

Example Sentence with 隐姓埋名

为了摆脱过去的烦恼,他决定隐姓埋名,到一个偏远的小镇开始新的生活。
To escape past troubles, he decided to conceal his identity and move to a remote small town to start a new life.

Idioms Related to 隐姓埋名

Synonyms of 隐姓埋名

  • zhē遮rén人ěr耳mù目pull the wool over someone's eyes

Antonyms of 隐姓埋名

  • pāo抛tóu头lòu露miàn面make a public appearance

More idioms starting with 隐

  • 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jūn君zi子secret drug or smoking addict
  • yǐn隐tiān天bì蔽rì日covering the sky and obscuring the sun
  • 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

Questions about 隐姓埋名

What does 隐姓埋名 mean?
隐姓埋名 (yǐn xìng mái míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to conceal one's identity”.
How do you pronounce 隐姓埋名?
隐姓埋名 is pronounced yǐn xìng mái míng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 隐姓埋名 literally mean?
Literally, 隐姓埋名 means “Conceal one's name and bury one's fame”. It is used to mean “to conceal one's identity”.
What is the Chinese definition of 隐姓埋名?
隐瞒自己的真实姓名,不让别人知道。
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