To keep one's talents or virtues hidden, awaiting the right opportunity to be recognized or utilized; to possess unappreciated talent, biding one's time, or to live in seclusion with one's abilities.
他学识渊博，却一直默默无闻，仿佛在韫玉待价，等待一个施展抱负的机会。
He is highly learned but has remained unknown, as if keeping his talents hidden, waiting for an opportunity to realize his ambitions.
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