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Home / Idiom / 销声匿迹

to vanish without trace (idiom) · to lie low

销声匿迹
xiāo shēng nì jì
x+iāo·1st tonesh+ēng·1st tonen+ì·4th tonej+ì·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to conceal one's identity · living incognito隐姓埋名yǐn xìng mái míng(idiom) (to disappear) without a trace无影无踪wú yǐng wú zōnglit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease · to give in偃旗息鼓yǎn qí xī gǔ(idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear烟消云散yān xiāo yún sànto hide from public view · to conceal one's identity · to lay low匿影藏形nì yǐng cáng xínglive in solitude · live alone, cut off from society · live the life of a recluse · live out of the world · live within oneself · keep oneself to oneself · plough a lonely furrow离群索居lí qún suǒ jū
Antonyms
lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence · sth malevolent returns to haunt one死灰复燃sǐ huī fù ránlit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback东山再起dōng shān zài qǐ