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养晦韬光
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养晦韬光

养晦韬光 — “To nourish obscurity and conceal brilliance; to cultivate darkness and hide light”

养晦韬光 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to conceal one's true abilities or strengths and avoid drawing attention; to bide one's time and hide one's light”. Literally, “To nourish obscurity and conceal brilliance; to cultivate darkness and hide light”.

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养晦韬光 Pronunciation and Pinyin

养晦韬光 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
养
yǎng9raise, support, or nurture
晦
huì11dark and obscure
韬
tāo14conceal abilities, strategy
光
guāng6light, honor, bare, smooth, gone

Example Sentence with 养晦韬光

在新的工作环境中,他决定先养晦韬光,默默学习,不急于表现自己。
In the new work environment, he decided to bide his time and hide his light, quietly learning without rushing to show off his abilities.

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Synonyms of 养晦韬光

  • tāo韬guāng光yǎng养huì晦conceal abilities and bide time

More idioms starting with 养

  • yǎng养ér儿dài代lǎo老,,jī积gǔ谷fáng防jī饥Raise children for old age, store grain for famine
  • yǎng养ér儿dài待lǎo老,,jī积gǔ谷fáng防jī饥Raise children for old age, store grain for famine
  • yǎng养ér儿fáng防lǎo老raise children for old age security
  • yǎng养ér儿fáng防lǎo老,,jī积gǔ谷fáng防jī饥Raise children for old age, save grain for hunger
  • yǎng养bīng兵qiān千rì日,,yòng用bīng兵yī一shí时Long-term preparation for a crucial moment
  • yǎng养bīng兵qiān千rì日,,yòng用zài在yī一shí时Long-term preparation for a crucial moment
  • yǎng养bīng兵qiān千rì日,,yòng用zài在yī一zhāo朝Long preparation for a critical moment
  • yǎng养jūn军qiān千rì日,,yòng用jūn军yī一shí时Years of preparation for a moment of need
  • yǎng养jūn军qiān千rì日,,yòng用zài在yī一shí时Long preparation for a critical moment
  • yǎng养jūn军qiān千rì日,,yòng用zài在yī一zhāo朝Long-term preparation for critical use
  • yǎng养wēi威xù蓄ruì锐build strength and conserve energy
  • yǎng养zǐ子fáng防lǎo老,,jī积gǔ谷fáng防jī饥prepare for old age and famine

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Questions about 养晦韬光

What does 养晦韬光 mean?

养晦韬光 (yǎng huì tāo guāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to conceal one's true abilities or strengths and avoid drawing attention; to bide one's time and hide one's light”.

How do you pronounce 养晦韬光?

养晦韬光 is pronounced yǎng huì tāo guāng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 养晦韬光 literally mean?

Literally, 养晦韬光 means “to nourish obscurity and conceal brilliance; to cultivate darkness and hide light”. It is used to mean “to conceal one's true abilities or strengths and avoid drawing attention; to bide one's time and hide one's light”.

What is the Chinese definition of 养晦韬光?

指隐藏行迹和才能,不露锋芒。

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