yì​jǐn​shàng​jiǒng

to wear plain clothes over silk

Senses

衣锦尚䌹/ 衣錦尚絅 yì​jǐn​shàng​jiǒng to wear plain clothes over silk

to wear a plain outer garment over an embroidered silk dress to conceal its brilliance; a metaphor for hiding one's virtues or avoiding ostentation

References

variant 衣锦尚䌹/衣錦尚絅 衣锦褧衣/衣錦褧衣