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小隐隐于林，大隐隐于市

xiǎo yǐn yǐn yú lín , dà yǐn yǐn yú shì

11-character word Traditional 小隱隱於林，大隱隱於市

What 小隐隐于林，大隐隐于市 means

1. an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the woods; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)

The characters in 小隐隐于林，大隐隐于市

• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 隐yǐn(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
• 隐yǐn(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle
• 林lín(bound form) woods; forest; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)…
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 隐yǐn(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
• 隐yǐn(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle
• 市shìmarket; city; municipality (administrative unit)