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匿影藏形

Mandarin · pinyin nì yǐng cáng xíng

to hide from public view
to conceal one's identity
to lay low

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匿: nì · hide; go into hiding
影: yǐng · shadow; image, reflection; photograph
藏: cáng · hide, conceal; hoard, store up
形: xíng · form, shape, appearance

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4–3–2–2 · ni4 ying3 cang2 xing2

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nik1 jing2 cong4 jing4

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(idiomatic) to hide from public notice; to conceal one's identity; to lie low

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