深藏若虛 — shen1 cang2 ruo4 xu1 — Chinese Dictionary

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shen¹ cang² ruo⁴ xu¹

to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents/to hide one's light under a bushel

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

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As word

1

shen¹

to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents/to hide one's light under a bushel

2

cang²

to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents/to hide one's light under a bushel

3

ruo⁴

to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents/to hide one's light under a bushel

4

xu¹

to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents/to hide one's light under a bushel