真人不露相

Chinese

		real person; real people; one who has attained the Tao real person; real people; one who has attained the Tao; immortal; true man	not; no	to show one's true colors
simp. and trad. (真人不露相)		真人	不	露相

Etymology

Literally: A true person (of talent) does not show his face.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnrén bù lòuxiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhēnrén bù lòuxiàng [Phonetic: zhēnrén bú lòuxiàng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenren bu lowshianq
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhenrén bù lòusiàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ loʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕjɑŋ⁵¹/

Proverb

真人不露相

A truly talented individual does not vie for attention by showing off his skills.

See also

English: hide one's light under a bushel
Japanese: 能ある鷹は爪を隠す (nō aru taka wa tsume o kakusu)

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