雾豹
wù​bào

to live as a recluse

  • created reference approved 雾豹/霧豹 → 韬光养晦/韜光養晦 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雾豹 / 霧豹 wù​bào

    韬光养晦 / 韜光養晦 tāo​guāng​yǎng​huì

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 雾豹/霧豹 · wù​bào · to live as a recluse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雾豹 / 霧豹

    wù​bào

    to live as a recluse

    (literary) to retire from public life or live as a recluse, referencing the story of a dark leopard that hides in the mist to protect its beautiful fur; used to describe a person of talent who chooses to hide their light to avoid trouble

    雾 (literal) → 雾/霧 · wù · fog 豹 (literal) → 豹 · bào · leopard

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

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