明珠暗投
míng​zhū'àn​tóu

to cast pearls before swine

  • created sense approved 明珠暗投 · míng​zhū'àn​tóu · to cast pearls before swine — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明珠暗投

    míng​zhū'àn​tóu

    to cast pearls before swine

    metaphor for a person of talent whose abilities are not recognized or a valuable thing that is not appreciated

    明珠 (literal) → 明珠 · míng​zhū · bright pearl 暗 (literal) → 暗 · àn · hidden 投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to throw

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  • created sense approved 明珠暗投 · míng​zhū'àn​tóu · to fall into bad company — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明珠暗投

    míng​zhū'àn​tóu

    to fall into bad company

    metaphor for a good person who has gone astray or joined an unworthy group

    明珠 (literal) → 明珠 · míng​zhū · bright pearl 暗 (literal) → 暗 · àn · hidden 投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to join

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

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