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深藏若虚

shēn cáng ruò xū

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 深藏若虚

深
shēn

deep (lit. and fig.)

若
ruò

to seem

藏
zàng

Tibet

藏
cáng

to conceal

虚
xū

emptiness

深藏
shēn cáng

to be deeply hidden