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深藏若虛

简深藏若虚 · 繁深藏若虛

Mandarin · pinyin shēn cáng ruò xū

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

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1–2–4–1 · shen1 cang2 ruo4 xu1

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sam1 cong4 joek6 heoi1

Cantonese word readings for 深藏若虛. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

sam1 cong4 joek6 heoi1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.