hide one 's capacities and bide one 's time

hide one 's capacities and bide one 's time

The synonym "hide one's talents" generally refers to "hide one's talents" and "hide one's talents" in pinyin.

Pinyin

tāoguāngyǎnghuì

explain

It is a metaphor to hide one's talent and not expose it.

Classics

Xuanzongji in the old book of the Tang Dynasty: during the reign of Taihe and Huichang, the more obscure things were, the more people lived in groups, and there was no word about it. Chapter 76 of Dangkou Zhi: don't blame me, my dear nephew. I said, if you are such a person, I will give up. If you go here, you must keep a low profile and look at the time. Zheng Guanying's preface to the dangerous words of the prosperous age: he thinks that he is old and mediocre, has a rough understanding of the principles of the book of changes, and is eager to cultivate himself in secret.

Discrimination

Synonym: hide one's strength and hide one's career. The subject predicate pattern refers to the concealment of one's ability.