a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
Characters in this word
6大
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big; large; great, older (than another person), eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]), greatly; freely; fully, (dialect) father, (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
- Pinyin
- dà
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 199 of 2500
勇
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brave
- Pinyin
- yǒng
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 24581 of 2500
若
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used in 般若[bo1 re3], used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]
- Pinyin
- rě
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 913 of 2500
怯
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timid, cowardly, rustic, Taiwan pr. [que4]
- Pinyin
- qiè
- Strokes
- 8
智
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(literary) wise; wisdom
- Pinyin
- zhì
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 32869 of 2500
愚
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to be stupid, to cheat or deceive, me or I (modest)
- Pinyin
- yú
- Strokes
- 13