Craftsmen abandon their talents
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Ji à NGM é NQ à C á I, which means materials abandoned by skilled craftsmen. It's a metaphor for useless people. From the story of Lin Wenzhong's ancestral hall.
The origin of Idioms
Feng Guifen of Qing Dynasty wrote in the book of Lin Wenzhong's ancestral hall: "the Duke of the Qing Dynasty has been driving away the precipice, and he is still writing in his hand. It's wise to lay waste to the craftsmanship. "
Idiom usage
Used as an object; used in modesty
Craftsmen abandon their talents
extraordinary talents and abilities - qí cái yì néng
hide one 's capacities and hide one 's time - tāo guāng yǐn jì
make a concealed reference to sth. - zhǐ dōng shuō xī