韬光晦迹
tāo​guāng​huì​jì

to hide one's talents

  • created sense approved 韬光晦迹/韜光晦跡 · tāo​guāng​huì​jì · to hide one's talents — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    韬光晦迹 / 韜光晦跡

    tāo​guāng​huì​jì

    to hide one's talents

    to hide one's capacities and bide one's time; to stay out of the limelight and remain obscure

    tāo​guāng​huì​jī

    韬光 (literal) → 韬光/韜光 · tāo​guāng · to conceal one's talents 晦迹 (literal) → 晦迹/晦跡 · huì​jì · to retire into obscurity

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