have talent but no opportunity to use it
Longpan Fengyi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ó NGP á NF è ngy ì, which means to refer to a person who has failed to meet his talent. From the book with Han Jingzhou.
Analysis of Idioms
Long pan and Feng Yi
Idiom usage
It is a metaphor of talent but no one appreciates it
The origin of Idioms
Li Bai of Tang Dynasty wrote in his book with Han Jingzhou: "once you reach the dragon's gate, you will have ten times of reputation. Therefore, all the people of Longpan and Fengyi want to be named as princes."
have talent but no opportunity to use it
hate to the very marrow of one 's bones - qiè gǔ zhī chóu
a magnificent house become a mound of earth-vicissitude - huá wū qiū xū