白驹空谷 — “A talented person remaining unknown or unutilized”
白驹空谷 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a talented person remaining unknown or unutilized”. Also refers to a place that becomes empty after a talented person departs. Literally, “white colt in an empty valley”.
白驹空谷 Pronunciation and Pinyin
白驹空谷 Character Breakdown
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- bái白dīng丁sú俗kè客Unlettered commoners; boorish people
- bái白yún云qīn亲shè舍missing one's parents, like white clouds over home
- bái白yún云gū孤fēi飞Longing for parents while away from home
- bái白yún云cāng苍gǒu狗worldly affairs change unpredictably
- bái白yún云qīng青shě舍yearn for distant family or hometown
- bái白tù兔chì赤wū乌the moon and sun; passage of time
- bái白dāo刀zi子jìn进，，hóng红dāo刀zi子chū出fight to the death
- bái白huá华zhī之yuàn怨lament of a discarded woman
- bái白fà发dān丹xīn心loyal and true-hearted in old age
- bái白fà发xié偕lǎo老grow old together as a loving couple
- bái白fà发qiān千zhàng丈extreme grief or worry ages one rapidly
- bái白fà发pó婆suō娑flowing white hair
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What does 白驹空谷 mean?
白驹空谷 (bái jū kōng gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a talented person remaining unknown or unutilized”.
How do you pronounce 白驹空谷?
白驹空谷 is pronounced bái jū kōng gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 白驹空谷 literally mean?
Literally, 白驹空谷 means “white colt in an empty valley”. It is used to mean “a talented person remaining unknown or unutilized”.
What is the Chinese definition of 白驹空谷?
白驹：白色骏马，比喻贤能者。比喻贤能之人在野而不能出仕。后也比喻贤能者出仕而谷空。