深藏若虛 shēn cáng ruò xū

DEFINITIONS

  1. to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents
  2. to hide one's light under a bushel

CHARACTERS

深 shēn
HSK 4
deep; depth; far; very, extreme
藏 cáng
HSK 5
hide, conceal; hoard, store up
若 ruò
HSK 6
if, supposing, assuming; similar
虛 xū false, worthless; empty, hollow