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大勇若怯，大智若愚

dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú

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Definitions

  1. 1. a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent

Child Words of 大勇若怯，大智若愚

大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè

a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed

若
ruò

to seem

愚
yú

to be stupid

怯
qiè

timid

大
dà

big; large; great

勇
yǒng

brave

智
zhì

(literary) wise; wisdom

大智若愚
dà zhì ruò yú

(idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity

大
dài

see 大夫[dài fu]