时显时隐 (時顯時隱)
shí xiǎn shí yǐn
Pinyin
Definition
时显时隐 (時顯時隱)
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- appearing and disappearing
- intermittently visible
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不识时务
- 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
- 2 not amenable to reason
不识时变
- 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
- 2 not amenable to reason
不显山不露水
- 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
俗随时变
- 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
- 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
八仙过海,各显神通
- 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities