hide one 's candle under a bushel
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ē NGM á NGB ù L ù, which means full of talent or ingenuity, can not be seen on the surface. From Mengxi Bi Tan bu.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: a city with a heart
Idiom usage
It refers to the city government
The origin of Idioms
Shen Kuo of the Song Dynasty wrote in Meng Xi Bi Tan Bu: "when song Kou was about to worship the prime minister, the imperial court issued an imperial edict:" it can judge major events, regardless of minor matters; it has the weapon of a general, it can not show its edge, and it can take care of the brightness of things. "
hide one 's candle under a bushel
the colour of the silk will be changed as it is dyed - rǎn sī zhī biàn
cut off from the long to support the deficiency of the short - jié cháng bǔ duǎn
Chanting the wind and the moon - yǒng cháo fēng yuè