被褐怀玉 — “To possess great talent or virtue despite a humble or plain appearance”
被褐怀玉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to possess great talent or virtue despite a humble or plain appearance”. To be a person of real worth hidden by a modest exterior. Literally, “wear coarse clothes and carry jade in one's bosom”.
被褐怀玉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 被
- bèi被fā发yáng佯kuáng狂feign madness by disheveling hair
- bèi被fā发rù入shān山retreat to the mountains and live as a hermit
- pī被fà发zuǒ左rèn衽adopting foreign customs
- bèi被fā发tú徒xiǎn跣disheveled hair and barefoot in extreme grief
- bèi被fā发yīng撄guān冠disheveled from frantic haste
- pī被fà发wén文shēn身uncivilized customs
- bèi被fā发yáng洋kuáng狂feign madness with disheveled hair
- pī被fà发yīng缨guàn冠rush to aid, disheveled
- bèi被fā发xiáng详kuáng狂feign madness with disheveled hair
- bèi被fā发xiǎn跣zú足disheveled hair and bare feet
- bèi被fā发yáng阳kuáng狂dishevel hair and feign madness
- bèi被fā发fù附yīng膺dishevel hair and beat chest in grief
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What does 被褐怀玉 mean?
被褐怀玉 (pī hè huái yù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to possess great talent or virtue despite a humble or plain appearance”.
How do you pronounce 被褐怀玉?
被褐怀玉 is pronounced pī hè huái yù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 被褐怀玉 literally mean?
Literally, 被褐怀玉 means “wear coarse clothes and carry jade in one's bosom”. It is used to mean “to possess great talent or virtue despite a humble or plain appearance”.
What is the Chinese definition of 被褐怀玉?
身穿粗布衣服而怀抱美玉。比喻虽是贫寒出身，但有真才实学。