dùn
遁迹
escape; hide; seclude oneself
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to escape from the world; to live in seclusion; to withdraw into reclusion
literaryA formal, literary term. Often used to describe retreating from society, especially to pursue spiritual cultivation or avoid worldly affairs. The character 迹 refers to 'traces' or 'one's activities in the world'.
Shī诗
rén人
wǎn晚
nián年
dùn遁
jì迹
shān山
lín林
，
bù不
wèn问
shì世
shì事
。
In his later years, the poet retreated into the mountains and forests, paying no attention to worldly affairs.
Tā他
kàn看
pò破
hóng红
chén尘
，
jué决
dìng定
dùn遁
jì迹
qián潜
xíng形
。
Having seen through the vanity of the world, he decided to disappear and live in seclusion.
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Dùn遁
jì迹
kōng空
mén门
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
xǔ许
duō多
shī失
yì意
wén文
rén人
de的
xuǎn选
zé择
。
Retreating into the Buddhist monastic life was the choice of many frustrated scholars in ancient times.
Zhè这
wèi位
gāo高
sēng僧
zǎo早
yǐ已
dùn遁
jì迹
，
wú无
rén人
zhī知
qí其
qù去
xiàng向
。
This eminent monk had already withdrawn into seclusion long ago; no one knows his whereabouts.