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retreat; to decline; to move back retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw |
reside
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Pronunciation
Verb
退居
- (literary) to retire from public service; to live in seclusion (away from court)
- 退居二線／退居二线 ― tuìjū èrxiàn ― to retire from active life and take up a nominal post
- (literary) to withdraw; to conceal oneself
Synonyms
- 屏居 (bǐngjū) (literary)
- 幽居 (yōujū) (literary)
- 幽棲／幽栖 (yōuqī) (literary)
- 杜門／杜门 (dùmén) (literary, figurative)
- 臥／卧 (wò) (literary)
- 臥雲／卧云 (wòyún) (literary)
- 豹隱／豹隐 (bàoyǐn) (literary)
- 辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
- 退隱／退隐 (tuìyǐn) (of an official, renowned person)
- 遁世 (dùnshì) (literary)
- 遁跡／遁迹 (dùnjì) (literary)
- 避世 (bìshì)
- 閉門／闭门 (bìmén) (literary, figurative)
- 隱居／隐居 (yǐnjū)
- 隱逸／隐逸 (yǐnyì) (literary)