Definition
出山 literally means 'to come out of the mountain', but it's a fixed expression for someone leaving retirement, seclusion, or a private life to take up a leadership or government post. It is a separable verb (离合词): you can insert a time word, measure word, or other element between 出 and 山, e.g., 出过山 'once came out of retirement' or 出山十年 'has been in the role for ten years since leaving retirement'.
v.o.
to come out of retirement / seclusion to take a leadership or government post(figurative) to return to public life
Examples
- 後出山，擔長。Tā tuìxiū shí nián hòu zàicì chū shān, dānrèn gōngsī dǒngshìzhǎng.He came out of retirement after ten years and became the company chairman.
- 諸劉備請出山，輔國。Zhūgě Liàng bèi Liú Bèi qǐng chū shān, fǔzhù tā jiànlì Shǔ guó.Zhuge Liang was invited by Liu Bei to leave retirement and help him establish the Shu kingdom.
- 這將過，隱。Zhè wèi lǎo jiàng chū guò yí cì shān, dàn hěn kuài jiù yòu yǐntuì le.This veteran came out of retirement once, but soon retreated again.
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