韬光养晦

tāo guāng yǎng huì

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 韬光养晦

• 光 光 guāng: light
• 养 养 yǎng: to raise (animals)
• 晦 晦 huì: last day of a lunar month
• 韬 韬 tāo: bow case or scabbard