满而不溢
mǎn'ér​bù​yì

to be full without overflowing

  • created sense approved 满而不溢/滿而不溢 · mǎn'ér​bù​yì · to be full without overflowing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    满而不溢 / 滿而不溢

    mǎn'ér​bù​yì

    to be full without overflowing

    Filled to the brim but not spilling over; used to describe possessing wealth or talent while remaining modest and practicing self-restraint.

    满 (literal) → 满/滿 · mǎn · full 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 溢 (literal) → 溢 · yì · to overflow

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

    created sense