大勇若怯，大智若愚

dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú

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

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Child Words of 大勇若怯，大智若愚

• 大 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 若 若 ruò: to seem
• 勇 勇 yǒng: brave
• 大勇若怯 大勇若怯 dà yǒng ruò qiè: a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
• 大智若愚 大智若愚 dà zhì ruò yú: (idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity
• 怯 怯 qiè: timid
• 愚 愚 yú: to be stupid
• 智 智 zhì: (literary) wise; wisdom