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Open the tool →渔海樵山 (yú hǎi qiáo shān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a reclusive life”.
渔海樵山 is pronounced yú hǎi qiáo shān in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 渔海樵山 means “fish in the sea, gather wood in the mountains”. It is used to mean “to live a reclusive life”.
入海打鱼,上山砍柴。借指隐居生活。