韜光養晦 tāo guāng yǎng huì

to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
  2. 2. to hide one's light under a bushel

Characters

Character Meaning
韜 tāo
to hide; military strategy; bow case or scabbard
光 guāng HSK 4
light; bright; only
養 yǎng
to bring up (children); to raise (animals); to keep (pets)
晦 huì
dark; last day of a lunar month; night