ẩn thân

Một con thỏ nhỏ ẩn thân sau bụi cây.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To hide oneself; to go into hiding: To conceal one's physical presence or location, often to avoid detection, danger, or public attention.
   • To take refuge; to seclude oneself: To withdraw to a safe, secluded, or remote place for shelter, protection, or privacy.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà vua phải ẩn thân trong rừng sâu để tránh kẻ thù. (The king had to hide himself in the deep forest to avoid the enemy.)
  • Sau vụ bê bối, ông ấy quyết định ẩn thân ở một vùng quê yên tĩnh. (After the scandal, he decided to seclude himself in a peaceful rural area.)
  • Con thú bị thương đã ẩn thân trong hang. (The wounded animal took refuge in a cave.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a literary or formal tone and implies a deliberate, complete, and sometimes prolonged act of concealment or withdrawal from society, not just a momentary hide.
• It can be used metaphorically to describe withdrawing from public life or social circles.

Variants and Related Words

• Ẩn náu (v): to take shelter; to hide out. Often used interchangeably with "ẩn thân," but can imply a temporary refuge.
  • Họ tìm nơi ẩn náu trước cơn bão. (They sought shelter from the storm.)
• Ẩn dật (v): to live in seclusion; to be a recluse (often for spiritual or scholarly reasons).
  • Một học giả ẩn dật trên núi. (A scholar living in seclusion in the mountains.)
• Trốn tránh (v): to evade, to dodge. Focuses more on the act of avoiding something.
  • Anh ta trốn tránh trách nhiệm. (He is evading responsibility.)

Synonyms

• To hide: To put or keep out of sight.
• To conceal oneself: To keep oneself from being seen or discovered.
• To take refuge: To find shelter or protection from danger or trouble.
• To seclude oneself: To isolate oneself from others.

Related Idioms

• Ẩn thân lánh nạn: To hide oneself to escape calamity/disaster.
  • Cả gia đình phải ẩn thân lánh nạn ở nước ngoài. (The whole family had to go into hiding abroad to escape disaster.)
• Chốn ẩn thân: A hiding place; a refuge.
  • Hang động là chốn ẩn thân an toàn. (The cave was a safe hiding place.)