Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「遁跡方外」 for your learning.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「遁跡方外」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
It means to avoid the world and live in seclusion among monks.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dùn jì fāng wài
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
deun6 jik1 fong1 ngoi6
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.

