用行舍藏
yòng​xíng​shě​cáng

to act when called upon and hide when not

  • created sense approved 用行舍藏/用行捨藏 · yòng​xíng​shě​cáng · to act when called upon and hide when not — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    用行舍藏 / 用行捨藏

    yòng​xíng​shě​cáng

    to act when called upon and hide when not

    To come forward and serve if employed, but remain out of sight if set aside; describes an attitude of accepting one's role without forcing a pursuit of wealth or fame.

    用 (literal) → 用 · yòng · to use 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to do 舍 (literal) → 舍/捨 · shě · to exclude 藏 (literal) → 藏 · cáng · to hide

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

    created sense