







浑俗和光 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hide one's brilliance and blend in with the mundane world”. To be unassuming and avoid ostentation. It can also imply being incompetent or useless. Literally, “Blend in with the common world and harmonize one's light”.

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Open the tool →浑俗和光 (hún sú hé guāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hide one's brilliance and blend in with the mundane world”.
浑俗和光 is pronounced hún sú hé guāng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 浑俗和光 means “Blend in with the common world and harmonize one's light”. It is used to mean “to hide one's brilliance and blend in with the mundane world”.
浑俗:与世俗混同;和光:混合所有光彩。比喻不露锋芒,与世无争。也比喻无能,不中用。