明哲保身
míngzhé-bǎoshēn
to play it safe
Every meaning
míngzhé-bǎoshēn
- to play it safe
Its characters
- 明míngbright; light
- 哲zhéwise; sage
- 保bǎoto protect; to keep (as in 保护)
- 身shēnbody
Words with 明
Words with 哲
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.