銷聲匿跡

销声匿迹
xiāoshēngnìjì
  1. to vanish without trace (idiom)
  2. to lie low

CEDICT

to keep silent and lie low; to vanish (from the public eye); to disappear from the scene

Wiktionary

不再公開講話，不再公開出現、露面，隱藏起來

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 銷 xiāo
  1. to melt (metal)
  2. to cancel; to annul
  3. to sell
  4. to expend; to spend
  5. pin; bolt
  6. to fasten with a pin or bolt
2 聲 shēng
  1. sound
  2. voice
  3. tone
  4. noise
  5. reputation
  6. classifier for sounds
3 匿跡 nìjì to go into hiding

Related entries

避風頭 bìfēngtou to lie low (until the fuss dies down)
避風 bìfēng
  1. to take shelter from the wind
  2. to lie low
  3. to stay out of trouble
隱伏 yǐnfú
  1. to hide
  2. to lie low
你只好隐伏几个星期。

You'd better lie low for a few weeks.

Source: Tatoeba

埋伏 máifú
  1. to ambush
  2. to lie in wait for
  3. to lie low
  4. ambush
江枫逃跑了，后来月奴生了两个儿子，但是他们中了十二生肖的埋伏，两个移花宫的公主突然来了，她们逼月奴自杀，不久后江枫也自杀了。

Jiang Feng escaped and afterwards Yuenu gave birth to two boys, but the 12 zodiacs had been lying in wait and ambushed them. Suddenly two princesses from Yihua Palace appeared. They made Yuenu kill herself, and shortly after, Jiang Feng committed suicide.

Source: Tatoeba

斂跡 liǎnjì
  1. to refrain
  2. to give up evil (temporarily)
  3. to cover one's traces
  4. to lie low
  5. to retire (from view)
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