井渫莫食
jǐng​xiè​mò​shí

to be clean but ignored

  • created sense approved 井渫莫食 · jǐng​xiè​mò​shí · to be clean but ignored — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    井渫莫食

    jǐng​xiè​mò​shí

    to be clean but ignored

    the well is clean but no one drinks from it; used to describe a virtuous person whose talents go unrecognized or unutilized

    井 (literal) → 井 · jǐng · well 渫 (literal) → 渫 · xiè · to dredge 莫 (literal) → 莫 · mò · not 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · to eat

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