屏居

Chinese

		(standing) screen; get rid of; put aside (standing) screen; get rid of; put aside; reject; keep control; hold back	reside
simp. and trad. (屏居)		屏	居

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǐngjū

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄩ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǐngjū
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǐngjyu
    • Wade–Giles: ping³-chü¹
    • Yale: bǐng-jyū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biingjiu
    • Palladius: бинцзюй (binczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

Verb

屏居

1. (literary) to retire from public service; to live in seclusion (away from court)

Synonyms

• 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)
• 退居 (tuìjū) (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)