韜光養晦

See also: 韬光养晦

Chinese

		to hide one's talents	to bide one's time in obscurity and wait for the right opportunity
trad. (韜光養晦)		韜光	養晦
simp. (韬光养晦)		韬光	养晦

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tāoguāngyǎnghuì

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄠㄍㄨㄤㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou¹ gwong¹ joeng⁵ fui³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tāoguāngyǎnghuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄠㄍㄨㄤㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: taoguangyǎnghuèi
  - Wade–Giles: tʻao¹-kuang¹-yang³-hui⁴
  - Yale: tāu-gwāng-yǎng-hwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tauguangyeanghuey
  - Palladius: таогуанъянхуэй (taoguanʺjanxuej)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou¹ gwong¹ joeng⁵ fui³
  - Yale: tōu gwōng yéuhng fui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou¹ gwong¹ joeng⁵ fui³
  - Guangdong Romanization: tou¹ guong¹ yêng⁵ fui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jœːŋ¹³ fuːi̯³³/

Idiom

韜光養晦

to hide one's talents, and bide one's time for the right opportunity

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (韜光養晦):

→ Japanese: 韜(とう)光(こう)養(よう)晦(かい) (tōkōyōkai)
→ Korean: 도광양회(韜光養晦) (dogwang'yanghoe)