in obscurity
In the past ten years, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh í Ni á NCHU à ngxi à, which means that in the era of imperial examination, if a scholar wants to gain fame and fame, he will be buried in books all the year round. It describes ten years of hard study behind closed doors. From guiqian Zhi.
The origin of Idioms
Liu Qi of Yuan Dynasty, Volume 7 of guiqian Zhi: "the ancients said that no one asked in the window of ten years, and they became famous all over the world."
Idiom usage
It refers to ten years of hard study behind closed doors. Although no one can compare with him, he will become famous all over the world. (the second part of Pei Du Huan Dai by Guan Hanqing in Yuan Dynasty)
in obscurity
while i do nothing contrary to my good name - dé yīn mò wéi
leaning on a grass or dependent on a tree - yǐ cǎo fù mù
have great ambition but little talent - zhì guǎng cái shū
not give serious thought to anything - wú suǒ yòng xīn