囊中錐
náng​zhōng​zhuī

hidden talent

  • created sense approved 囊中锥/囊中錐 · náng​zhōng​zhuī · hidden talent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    囊中锥 / 囊中錐

    náng​zhōng​zhuī

    hidden talent

    an exceptionally talented person who has not yet been recognized or discovered

    囊 (literal) → 囊 · náng · bag 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle 锥 (literal) → 锥/錐 · zhuī · awl

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

    created sense