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深藏若虚
shēn​cáng​ruò​xū

to hide one's light under a bushel

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 深藏 shēn​cáng
    to be modest
    to keep one's talents or virtues hidden; to not be given to boasting or showing off
  2. 若 ruò adjectiveadverb
    to seem
    to seem; to appear to; to be like; to look as if
  3. 虚 虛 xū adjective
    modest
    humble; modest; open-minded; not conceited