怀才不遇
huái​cái​bù​yù

to be an unrecognized talent

  • created sense approved 怀才不遇/懷才不遇 · huái​cái​bù​yù · to be an unrecognized talent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怀才不遇 / 懷才不遇

    huái​cái​bù​yù

    to be an unrecognized talent

    to have talent but no opportunity; to possess ability but fail to meet with success or recognition due to bad luck or lack of a patron

    huái​cái​bú​yù

    怀 (literal) → 怀/懷 · huái · to cherish 才 (literal) → 才 · cái · talent 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 遇 (literal) → 遇 · yù · to be appreciated

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

    created sense