避世绝俗

Traditional form:

避世絕俗

Pinyin (reading):

bìshìjuésú

Definitions:

• to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)

Characters:

• 避 - to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 绝 - to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate
• 俗 - social customs; vulgar, unrefined

Traditional characters:

• 避 - to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 絕 - to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate
• 俗 - social customs; vulgar, unrefined