韜光養晦

tāoguāngyǎnghuì

hide one's capacities and bide one's time

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tao1 guang1 yang3 hui4

lit. to cover light and nurture in the dark (idiom); to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time, hiding one's light under a bush

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韜光養晦|韬光养晦 [tāo guāng yǎng huì] ► lit. to cover light and nurture in the dark (idiom); to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time ► hiding one's light under a bush