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遵时养晦
zūn​shí​yǎng​huì

to bide one's time

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

遵时养晦/ 遵時養晦 zūn​shí​yǎng​huì to bide one's time

To live in retirement while waiting for a better opportunity to make a comeback in public life; to wait for one's luck to change

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variant 遵养时晦/遵養時晦 → 遵时养晦/遵時養晦
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