the stratagem of concealing one 's true features
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ā Ohu ì zh ī J ì, which means to hide one's talent without exposing it. It comes from xuanzongji in the old book of Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
"Xuanzong Ji in the old book of the Tang Dynasty:" in the reign of Taihe and Huichang, the more obscure things were, the more people lived in groups, and there was no word about it. "
Idiom usage
Xuande also prevented Cao Cao from murdering him, so he went down to plant vegetables in the back garden and watered them himself. The 21st chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : tāo huì zhī jì
the stratagem of concealing one 's true features
holding the classics and making inquiries -- inquiries of pupils. zhí jīng wèn nán
The wild goose goes and the fish comes. yàn qù yú lái
go to the battle-front without any burden. qīng zhuāng shàng zhèn
spy who reports on person 's doings. ě bào shén