小隐隐于林，大隐隐于市

xiǎo yǐn yǐn yú lín , dà yǐn yǐn yú shì

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

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Child Words of 小隐隐于林，大隐隐于市

• 大 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 小 小 xiǎo: small
• 市 市 shì: market
• 于 于 yú: (of time or place) in; at; on
• 林 林 lín: woods
• 隐 隐 yǐn: secret
• 隐 隐 yìn: to lean upon
• 隐隐 隐隐 yǐn yǐn: faint