to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment
trad. 藏器待時
Also written 藏器待時【cáng qì dài shí】
Characters in this word
4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
器
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device, tool, utensil, CL:臺|台[tai2]
- Pinyin
- qì
- Strokes
- 16
- Frequency
- 4355 of 2500
待
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to stay; to remain
- Pinyin
- dāi
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 624 of 2500
时
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old variant of 時|时[shi2]
- Pinyin
- shí
- Traditional
- 旹
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 224 of 2500