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小隐隐于野，大隐隐于市
xiǎo yǐn yǐn yú yě , dà yǐn yǐn yú shì
What 小隐隐于野，大隐隐于市 means
- an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the wild; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)
The characters in 小隐隐于野，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
- 野yěfield; plain; open space
- 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)
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