不露锋芒
bù​lù​fēng​máng

to hide one's brilliance

  • created sense approved 不露锋芒/不露鋒芒 · bù​lù​fēng​máng · to hide one's brilliance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不露锋芒 / 不露鋒芒

    bù​lù​fēng​máng

    to hide one's brilliance

    to not show off one's talent or sharp edge; to be modest and keep a low profile

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 露 (literal) → 露 · lù · to reveal; to show 锋芒 (literal) → 锋芒/鋒芒 · fēng​máng · talent

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

    created sense