hide one 's candle under a bushel(fēng máng bù lù)

hide one 's candle under a bushel

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ē NGM á NGB ù L ù, which means full of talent or ingenuity, can not be seen on the surface. From Mengxi Bi Tan bu.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: a city with a heart

Idiom usage

It refers to the city government

The origin of Idioms

Shen Kuo of the Song Dynasty wrote in Meng Xi Bi Tan Bu: "when song Kou was about to worship the prime minister, the imperial court issued an imperial edict:" it can judge major events, regardless of minor matters; it has the weapon of a general, it can not show its edge, and it can take care of the brightness of things. "

Chinese PinYin : fēng máng bù lù