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遗珠弃璧
yí​zhū​qì​bì

to cast aside talent

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 遗珠 遺珠 yí​zhū
    unrecognized talent
    (bound form) a lost pearl; metaphorically, an outstanding person or fine thing that has been overlooked or not yet discovered
  2. 弃 棄 qì verb
    to abandon
    to discard; to throw away; to relinquish; to give up
  3. 璧 bì
    fine jade
    (bound form) used as a general term for beautiful jade or things as precious and flawless as jade
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