韜光養晦

韜光養晦

See also: 韬光养晦

Chinese

		to hide one's talents	to bide one's time in obscurity and wait for the right opportunity
trad. (韜光養晦)		韜光	養晦
simp. (韬光养晦)		韬光	养晦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tāoguāngyǎnghuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou¹ gwong¹ joeng⁵ fui³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tāoguāngyǎnghuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tauguangyeanghuey
    • Tongyong Pinyin: taoguangyǎnghuèi
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kwɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xweɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tou¹ gwong¹ joeng⁵ fui³
    • Yale: tōu gwōng yéuhng fui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tou¹ gwong¹ joeng⁵ fui³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tou¹ guong¹ yêng⁵ fui³
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jœ̽ːŋ¹³ fuːy̯³³/

Idiom

韜光養晦

1. to hide one's talents, and bide one's time for the right opportunity