have talent but no opportunity to use it

have talent but no opportunity to use it

The Chinese idiom w é nzh ā ngz ē NGM ì ng is used to describe the situation of talented people. It comes from Du Fu's the end of the day with Li Bai.

The origin of Idioms

Du Fu's poem "the end of heaven cherishes Li Bai" in Tang Dynasty: "the article is full of detestation, and the charm is pleasant."

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; as object; with derogatory meaning. When he saw that, he was filled with indignation. He didn't blame himself for the wrong rhyme. Instead, he scolded the Chief Secretary for injustice and sighed at himself. The 54th chapter of Li Baojia's Officialdom