明珠暗投 míng zhū àn tóu

not to get proper recognition for one's talents

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. not to get proper recognition for one's talents
  2. 2. to cast pearls before swine (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
明 míng HSK 1
bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand
珠 zhū HSK 6
pearl; bead
暗 àn HSK 5
dark; hidden; secret
投 tóu HSK 5
to send; to cast; to throw oneself (into the river etc)