hide one 's capacities and hide one 's time
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ā Ogu ā ngli ǎ NJ ì, which means to hide one's talent without exposing it. From de Shan Zhu Tan.
Idioms and allusions
Yuan Hongdao's de Shan Zhu Tan of the Ming Dynasty: "a scholar of Taoism must keep a low profile and not show his talent. Therefore, it is called Qian Yue MI. If you show off your talent and seek fame, this is the right way to avoid. "
Discrimination of words
Usage: used as predicate and attributive
hide one 's capacities and hide one 's time
judge people by outward appearance - yǐ mào qǔ rén
apparently acquiescing while contrary-minded - mào lí shén hé