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韜光養晦

韜光養晦

See also: 韬光养晦

Chinese

		to hide one's talents	to bide one's time in obscurity and wait for the right opportunity
trad. (韜光養晦)		韜光	養晦
simp. (韬光养晦)		韬光	养晦

Idiom

韜光養晦

to hide one's talents, and bide one's time for the right opportunity

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tāoguāngyǎnghuì

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄠㄍㄨㄤㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou¹ gwong¹ joeng⁵ fui³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tāoguāngyǎnghuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄠㄍㄨㄤㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tauguangyeanghuey
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou¹ gwong¹ joeng⁵ fui³
  - Yale: tōu gwōng yéuhng fui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou¹ gwong¹ joeng⁵ fui³
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jœːŋ¹³ fuːi̯³³/