created sense approved 龙困浅滩/龍困淺灘 · lóngkùnqiǎntān · a talent held back by circumstances — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
龙困浅滩 / 龍困淺灘
lóngkùnqiǎntān
a talent held back by circumstances
A metaphor for a person with great talent or ability who is trapped in a bad situation where they are unable to use their skills; literally "a dragon stranded in shallow water".
龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · dragon 困 (literal) → 困 · kùn · to be stranded 浅滩 (literal) → 浅滩/淺灘 · qiǎntān · shallows
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