小隐隐于林，大隐隐于市

Traditional form:

小隱隱於林，大隱隱於市

Pinyin (reading):

xiǎoyǐnyǐnyúlín,dàyǐnyǐnyúshì

Definitions:

• an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the woods; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)

Characters:

• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 隐 - to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
• 隐 - to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
• 于 - at, in, on; to, from; alas!
• 林 - forest, grove; surname
• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 隐 - to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
• 隐 - to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
• 于 - at, in, on; to, from; alas!
• 市 - city, town; market, fair; to trade

Traditional characters:

• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 隱 - to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
• 隱 - to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
• 於 - at, in, on; to, from; alas!
• 林 - forest, grove; surname
• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 隱 - to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
• 隱 - to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
• 於 - at, in, on; to, from; alas!
• 市 - city, town; market, fair; to trade