不显身手
bù​xiǎn​shēn​shǒu

to hide one's talents

  • created sense approved 不显身手/不顯身手 · bù​xiǎn​shēn​shǒu · to hide one's talents — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不显身手 / 不顯身手

    bù​xiǎn​shēn​shǒu

    to hide one's talents

    to not show off one's skills or ability; to remain inconspicuous despite having talent

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 显 (literal) → 显/顯 · xiǎn · to appear 身手 (literal) → 身手 · shēn​shǒu · skill

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense