dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú

大勇若怯，大智若愚 (dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú) is a Chinese word meaning “a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent”.

Meanings

  1. 1a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent

Characters in 大勇若怯，大智若愚

大dà · big; large; great勇yǒng · brave若rě · used in 般若[bo1 re3]怯qiè · timid大dà · big; large; great智zhì · (literary) wise; wisdom若rě · used in 般若[bo1 re3]愚yú · to be stupid

Related words

大big; large; great大see 大夫[dai4 fu5]大家everyone大概roughly大学university大学the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism大人adult伟大huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)愚蠢silly意大利Italy长大to grow up若used in 般若[bo1 re3]

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