to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents; to hide one's light under a bushel
trad. 深藏若虛
Also written 深藏若虛【shēn cáng ruò xū】
Characters in this word
4深
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old variant of 深[shen1]
- Pinyin
- shēn
- Traditional
- 㴱
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 3544 of 2500
藏
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Tibetan ethnic group, Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1])
- Pinyin
- Zàng
- Strokes
- 17
- Frequency
- 1181 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
虚
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emptiness, void, abstract theory or guiding principles, empty or unoccupied, diffident or timid, false, humble or modest, (of health) weak, virtual, in vain
- Pinyin
- xū
- Traditional
- 虛
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 25196 of 2500