tāo​huì

to hide one's light

  • created reference approved 韬晦/韜晦 → 韬光养晦/韜光養晦 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    韬晦 / 韜晦 tāo​huì

    韬光养晦 / 韜光養晦 tāo​guāng​yǎng​huì

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 韬晦/韜晦 · tāo​huì · to hide one's light — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    韬晦 / 韜晦

    tāo​huì

    to hide one's light

    (literary) to conceal one's talents or reputation to remain unnoticed; to keep a low profile

    韬 (abbreviation) → 韬/韜 · tāo · to conceal (of 韬光/韜光 · tāo​guāng · to conceal one's talents) 晦 (abbreviation) → 晦 · huì · to hide (of 养晦/養晦 · yǎng​huì · to bide one's time)

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 韬晦/韜晦 · tāo​huì · to be obscured — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    韬晦 / 韜晦

    tāo​huì

    to be obscured

    (of the sun or light) to be hidden or darkened; to become dim

    韬 (literal) → 韬/韜 · tāo · to conceal 晦 (literal) → 晦 · huì · dark

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

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