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深藏不露 (sam1 cong4 bat1 lou6) — to hide your light under a bushel; not be given to boasting or showing off; to lie low in Cantonese

samˉ¹深congˎ₄藏batˉ¹不louˍ₆露
Mandarin Pinyin: shen1 cang2 bu2 lou4

Meaning of 深藏不露

nounto hide your light under a bushel; not be given to boasting or showing off; to lie low
noun'to hide one's light under a bushel'

Characters in 深藏不露

深sam1
profound; mysterious; difficult; abstruse
藏cong4
hide; conceal; keep out of sight
不bat1
not; no; un-
露lou6
dew

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