深藏若虚
shēn cáng ruò xū
Pinyin

Definition

深藏若虚
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shēn cáng ruò xū
  1. to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents
  2. to hide one's light under a bushel

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

深
shēn
  1. 1 old variant of 深[shēn]
收藏
shōu cáng
  1. 1 to hoard
  2. 2 to collect
  3. 3 collection
  4. 4 to bookmark (Internet)
深刻
shēn kè
  1. 1 profound
  2. 2 deep
  3. 3 deep-going
深圳
Shēn zhèn
  1. 1 Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong
深夜
shēn yè
  1. 1 very late at night
深深
shēn shēn
  1. 1 deep
  2. 2 profound
若
ruò
  1. 1 to seem
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 as
  4. 4 if
藏
Zàng
  1. 1 Tibet
  2. 2 Xizang 西藏
倘若
tǎng ruò
  1. 1 provided that
  2. 2 supposing that
  3. 3 if
冷藏
lěng cáng
  1. 1 refrigeration
  2. 2 cold storage
  3. 3 to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment
加深
jiā shēn
  1. 1 to deepen
受宠若惊
shòu chǒng ruò jīng
  1. 1 overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
埋藏
mái cáng
  1. 1 to bury
  2. 2 to hide by burying
  3. 3 hidden
宝藏
bǎo zàng
  1. 1 precious mineral deposits
  2. 2 hidden treasure
  3. 3 (fig.) treasure
  4. 4 (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law
捉迷藏
zhuō mí cáng
  1. 1 to play hide-and-seek
掩藏
yǎn cáng
  1. 1 hidden
  2. 2 covered
  3. 3 concealed
欣喜若狂
xīn xǐ ruò kuáng
  1. 1 to be wild with joy (idiom)
深信
shēn xìn
  1. 1 to believe firmly
深入
shēn rù
  1. 1 to penetrate deeply
  2. 2 thorough
深切
shēn qiè
  1. 1 deeply felt
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 sincere
  4. 4 honest

Idioms (20)

交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
  1. 1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
  1. 1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
  2. 2 frigid
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
  1. 1 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 worlds apart
剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
  1. 1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
创巨痛深
chuāng jù tòng shēn
  1. 1 untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life
包藏祸心
bāo cáng huò xīn
  1. 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
  1. 1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
  2. 2 eloquent
  3. 3 glib
  4. 4 voluble
  5. 5 have the gift of the gab
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī
  1. 1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
  1. 1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
  1. 1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
  2. 2 well fortified
  3. 3 invulnerable to attack
夜深人静
yè shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 in the dead of night (idiom)
大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
大勇若怯，大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
大智若愚
dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)
天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín
  1. 1 far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
  2. 2 close in spirit although far away
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
  2. 2 to worship
  3. 3 to deify
  4. 4 to make a holy cow of sth
  5. 5 to put sb on a pedestal
寓意深远
yù yì shēn yuǎn
  1. 1 the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
寓意深长
yù yì shēn cháng
  1. 1 to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant

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