大智若愚
dà​zhì​ruò​yú

great intelligence appears like stupidity

  • created reference approved 大智若愚 → 大智如愚 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大智若愚 dà​zhì​ruò​yú

    大智如愚 dà​zhì​rú​yú

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  • created sense approved 大智若愚 · dà​zhì​ruò​yú · great intelligence appears like stupidity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大智若愚

    dà​zhì​ruò​yú

    great intelligence appears like stupidity

    Describes a truly wise person who hides their talent and appears unremarkable or even slow on the surface

    大 (literal) → 大 · dà · greatly 智 (literal) → 智 · zhì · wisdom; wise 若 (literal) → 若 · ruò · to seem 愚 (literal) → 愚 · yú · foolish

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