韜光養晦

See also: 韬光养晦

Chinese

		to hide one's talents	to bide one's time in obscurity and wait for the right opportunity
trad. (韜光養晦)		韜光	養晦
simp. (韬光养晦)		韬光	养晦

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tāoguāngyǎnghuì

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄠㄍㄨㄤㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou¹ gwong¹ joeng⁵ fui³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tāoguāngyǎnghuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄠㄍㄨㄤㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tauguangyeanghuey
  - Tongyong Pinyin: taoguangyǎnghuèi
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kwɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xweɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou¹ gwong¹ joeng⁵ fui³
  - Yale: tōu gwōng yéuhng fui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou¹ gwong¹ joeng⁵ fui³
  - Guangdong Romanization: tou¹ guong¹ yêng⁵ fui³
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jœ̽ːŋ¹³ fuːy̯³³/

Idiom

韜光養晦

to hide one's talents, and bide one's time for the right opportunity

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