真人不露相

Mandarin · pinyin zhēn rén bù lòu xiàng

Meanings

  1. the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
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真
zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
露
lù · dew; bare, open, exposed
相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
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1–2–4–4–4 · zhen1 ren2 bu4 lou4 xiang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zan1 jan4 bat1 lou6 soeng3

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proverb

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

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Exact source record真人不露相 真人不露相 [zhen1 ren2 bu4 lou4 xiang4] /the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)/