have talent but no opportunity to use it
Longpan Fengyi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ó NGP á NF è ngy ì, which means to refer to a person who has failed to meet his talent. From the book with Han Jingzhou.
Analysis of Idioms
Long pan and Feng Yi
Idiom usage
It is a metaphor of talent but no one appreciates it
The origin of Idioms
Li Bai of Tang Dynasty wrote in his book with Han Jingzhou: "once you reach the dragon's gate, you will have ten times of reputation. Therefore, all the people of Longpan and Fengyi want to be named as princes."
Chinese PinYin : lóng pán fèng yì
have talent but no opportunity to use it
the continuation is only held by a silken thread. bù jué rú xiàn
Helping the frontier and losing money. zhù biān shū cái