韬光用晦 — “To conceal one's abilities and bide one's time”
韬光用晦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to conceal one's abilities and bide one's time”. To hide one's light under a bushel. Literally, “conceal brilliance, employ obscurity”.
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韬光用晦 Pronunciation and Pinyin
韬光用晦 Character Breakdown
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他深知自己才华出众，但为了避免不必要的关注，一直选择韬光用晦，默默耕耘。
He knew he was exceptionally talented, but to avoid unnecessary attention, he always chose to conceal his abilities and work diligently in obscurity.
Idioms Related to 韬光用晦
Synonyms of 韬光用晦
More idioms starting with 韬
- tāo韬guāng光sì俟fèn奋conceal abilities, await opportunity
- tāo韬guāng光liǎn敛cǎi彩conceal one's talent and bide time
- tāo韬guāng光liǎn敛jì迹hide one's light under a bushel
- tāo韬guāng光huì晦jì迹hide one's light and obscure one's traces
- tāo韬guāng光miè灭jì迹Hide one's light and erase traces
- tāo韬guāng光yǐn隐jì迹conceal talent and live in seclusion
- tāo韬guāng光yùn韫yù玉conceal one's brilliance and talent
- tāo韬shēng声nì匿jì迹hide one's whereabouts and identity
- tāo韬xíng形miè灭yǐng影conceal identity and whereabouts
- tāo韬gē戈yǎn偃wǔ武sheathe weapons and cease hostilities
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What does 韬光用晦 mean?
韬光用晦 (tāo guāng yòng huì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to conceal one's abilities and bide one's time”.
How do you pronounce 韬光用晦?
韬光用晦 is pronounced tāo guāng yòng huì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 韬光用晦 literally mean?
Literally, 韬光用晦 means “conceal brilliance, employ obscurity”. It is used to mean “to conceal one's abilities and bide one's time”.
What is the Chinese definition of 韬光用晦?
指隐藏才能，不使外露。同“韬光养晦”。