深藏若虛
shēn​cáng​ruò​xū

to hide one's light under a bushel

  • created sense approved 深藏若虚/深藏若虛 · shēn​cáng​ruò​xū · to hide one's light under a bushel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    深藏若虚 / 深藏若虛

    shēn​cáng​ruò​xū

    to hide one's light under a bushel

    To hide one's treasure away so that no one knows about it; used as a metaphor for being modest about one's talents and not showing off one's great learning.

    深藏 (literal) → 深藏 · shēn​cáng · to be modest 若 (literal) → 若 · ruò · to seem 虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · modest

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