韬光养晦
tāoguāng-yǎnghuìTraditional 韜光養晦
to hide one's abilities and bide one's time
Every meaning
tāoguāng-yǎnghuì
- to hide one's abilities and bide one's time
Its characters
- 韬tāosheath; bow case
- 光guānglight; ray
- 养yǎngto raise (animals); to keep (pets)
- 晦huìobscure; dark (as in 晦涩)
Words with 光
Words with 养
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.