tāo guāng yǎng huì

Traditional: 韜光養晦

韬光养晦 (tāo guāng yǎng huì) is a Chinese word meaning “to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom); to hide one's light under a bushel”.

Meanings

  1. 1to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
  2. 2to hide one's light under a bushel

Characters in 韬光养晦

韬tāo · bow case or scabbard光guāng · light; ray (CL:道[dao4])养yǎng · to raise (animals)晦huì · (bound form) last day of a lunar month

Related words

光light; ray (CL:道[dao4])养to raise (animals)时光time阳光sunshine光临(formal) to honor with one's presence收养to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)灯光(stage) lighting抚养to foster光明light领养to adopt (a child, pet etc)光荣honor and glory发光to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous

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