hide one's candle

hide one's candle

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ē NC á ngru ò x ū, which means to hide valuable things as if there is no such thing; it means that people have real talents but don't like to show off in front of others. It comes from the biography of Laozhuang ShenHan in historical records.

Notes on Idioms

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The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Laozhuang ShenHan in historical records, "I heard that a good man is as deep as a void, a gentleman is as virtuous, and his appearance is as stupid."

Idiom usage

It's a metaphor for not showing one's true talent. Examples talented young people are often exposed, but today's students are deep in the dark. If they can't speak, they are rare. In Qing Dynasty, the master of Binlian Pavilion selected zither and zither