sǎo​dì​sēng

Sweeper Monk

Senses

扫地僧/ 掃地僧 sǎo​dì​sēng Sweeper Monk

A nameless monk in Jin Yong's novel 天龙八部 tiān​lóng​bā​bù who maintains the library of Shaolin and possesses extraordinary martial arts skills

扫地僧/ 掃地僧 sǎo​dì​sēng hidden master

(fig.) an unassuming person with immense talent or knowledge who remains unknown or in a lowly position

References

see 扫地僧/掃地僧 天龙八部/天龍八部