conceal one's name; live incognito
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to conceal one's real name; to live incognito
literaryOften used in literary or formal contexts to describe someone hiding their identity, sometimes to avoid trouble, seek a quiet life, or escape fame.
Tā他
yàn厌
juàn倦
le了
míng名
lì利
chǎng场
de的
xuān喧
xiāo嚣
，
xuǎn选
zé择
yǐn隐
xìng姓
mái埋
míng名
，
guī归
yǐn隐
shān山
lín林
。
Tired of the hustle and bustle of the fame-and-fortune world, he chose to conceal his name and retire to the mountains.
Wèi为
le了
bǎo保
hù护
jiā家
rén人
，
zhè这
wèi位
qián前
tè特
gōng工
zhǐ只
dé得
mái埋
míng名
shēng生
huó活
。
To protect his family, this former agent had to live incognito.
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Xǔ许
duō多
wǔ武
xiá侠
xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
，
gāo高
shǒu手
tuì退
yǐn隐
jiāng江
hú湖
hòu后
dōu都
huì会
mái埋
míng名
。
In many martial arts novels, masters conceal their names after retiring from the martial world.
Chéng成
yǔ语
“
yǐn隐
xìng姓
mái埋
míng名
”
cháng常
yòng用
lái来
xíng形
róng容
chè彻
dǐ底
yǐn隐
cáng藏
shēn身
fèn份
。
The idiom 'yǐn xìng mái míng' is often used to describe completely concealing one's identity.