dwell in mountain caves
Cave dwelling is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y á NJ ū Xu é ch ǔ, meaning to live in seclusion in deep mountain caves. It's from Han Feizi, Guishi.
Idiom usage
It refers to the primitive life. In the primitive life, it refers to the case that when the officials met with the dark officials, they transferred the vulgar officials to the place where the scholars were superior, and then they were driven away, or they lived in the cave and disappeared.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: cave dwelling
The origin of Idioms
In Han Feizi's Guishi: "scholars have two minds and private learning. They live in caves and care deeply. Those who are big are not worldly, and those who are small are confused."
Chinese PinYin : yán jū xué chǔ
dwell in mountain caves
let the words interfere with the sense. yǐ cí hài yì
advantageous to both public and private interest. gōng sī liǎng lì
see little of the world and hear little of what is going on outside. guǎ jiàn shǎo wén