







遁世绝俗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to withdraw from worldly affairs and lead a reclusive life”. To shun society and secular pursuits. Literally, “Hide from the world, renounce the mundane”.

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Open the tool →遁世绝俗 (dùn shì jué sú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to withdraw from worldly affairs and lead a reclusive life”.
遁世绝俗 is pronounced dùn shì jué sú in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 遁世绝俗 means “Hide from the world, renounce the mundane”. It is used to mean “to withdraw from worldly affairs and lead a reclusive life”.
指隐居而屏绝世俗往来。同“遁世离俗”。