退居

Chinese

		retreat; to decline; to move back retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw	reside
trad. (退居)		退	居
simp. ^#(退居)		退	居

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tuìjū

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): teoi³ geoi¹
Min Nan (POJ): thè-ki / thòe-ku

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tuìjū
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tuèijyu
  - Wade–Giles: tʻui⁴-chü¹
  - Yale: twèi-jyū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueyjiu
  - Palladius: туйцзюй (tujczjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰweɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: teoi³ geoi¹
  - Yale: teui gēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: toey³ goey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: têu³ gêu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɵy̯³³ kɵy̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thè-ki / thòe-ku
  - Tâi-lô: thè-ki / thuè-ku
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tea'ky, toea'kw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰe²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/, /tʰue²¹⁻⁵³ ku⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰe⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki³³/, /tʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ku³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰe²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/, /tʰue²¹⁻⁵³ ku⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰe¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/, /tʰue¹¹⁻⁵³ ku⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/, /tʰue²¹⁻⁴¹ ku⁴⁴/

Verb

退居

(literary) to retire from public service; to live in seclusion (away from court)
退居二線／退居二线 ― tuìjū èrxiàn ― to retire from active life and take up a nominal post
(literary) to withdraw; to conceal oneself

Synonyms

Synonyms of 退居

屏居 (bǐngjū) (literary)
幽居 (yōujū) (literary)
遁世 (dùnshì) (literary)
避世 (bìshì)
幽棲／幽栖 (yōuqī) (literary)
杜門／杜门 (dùmén) (literary, figurative)
臥雲／卧云 (wòyún) (literary)

豹隱／豹隐 (bàoyǐn) (literary)
辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
退隱／退隐 (tuìyǐn) (of an official, renowned person)
遁跡／遁迹 (dùnjì) (literary)
閉門／闭门 (bìmén) (literary, figurative)
隱居／隐居 (yǐnjū)
隱逸／隐逸 (yǐnyì) (literary)

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