hide one 's capacities and hide one 's time(tāo guāng miè jì)

hide one 's capacities and hide one 's time

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ā Ogu ā ngmi è J ì, which means hiding one's tracks. It comes from the biography of Lingying by Wu Mingshi in Tang Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

To keep a low profile

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Lingying written by Wu Mingshi in Tang Dynasty, it is said that "the first ancestor of my concubine was ashamed to share heaven and worry about his future troubles. He led his family and hid his light. He changed his surname to avoid hatred in an village, Zhenning County, Xinping."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive.

Chinese PinYin : tāo guāng miè jì