粵

避bei6世sai3

bei6 sai3bì shì

English

  1. to shun the world
  2. to withdraw from the society and live someplace far away and quiet; to unplug from the world

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 避開世俗；遠離人群，唔同外界接觸

Examples

  • 經歷過咁多風風雨雨，個黑社會大佬移咗民去紐西蘭避世。

    After going through so much, the triad leader emigrated to New Zealand to unplug from the world.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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