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We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「東山之志」, explained below.

The featured idiom 「東山之志」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

Refers to the idea of seclusion.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dōng shān zhī zhì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dung1 saan1 ji1 ji3

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.