unknown talent(wú míng zhī pú)

unknown talent

Unknown jade, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ú m í ngzh ī P ú, which means unknown jade. It's a metaphor for a man of unknown talent. It is the same as "nameless simplicity". From the preface to Ma Jun, a gift to Fu Feng.

Idiom explanation

It refers to the unknown jade. It's a metaphor for a man of unknown talent. It is the same as "nameless simplicity".

The origin of Idioms

Fu Xuan's preface to Ma Jun's gift to Fu Feng in Jin Dynasty: "you Ma Qiao's name has been set, but you don't notice it all of a sudden

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: nameless simplicity

Idiom usage

As an object; in writing

Examples

Yuan Zhen's "Zhen GUI Fu" in Tang Dynasty: "Gou can be based on Tao and virtue, and he can also be free and unfettered in the Grand Court by holding the nameless PU."

Chinese PinYin : wú míng zhī pú