藏器待时 (藏器待時)
cáng qì dài shí
Pinyin

Definition

藏器待时 (藏器待時)
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cáng qì dài shí
  1. to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

兵器
bīng qì
  1. 1 weaponry
  2. 2 weapons
  3. 3 arms
对待
duì dài
  1. 1 to treat
  2. 2 treatment
待
dāi
  1. 1 to stay
收藏
shōu cáng
  1. 1 to hoard
  2. 2 to collect
  3. 3 collection
  4. 4 to bookmark (Internet)
期待
qī dài
  1. 1 to look forward to
  2. 2 to await
  3. 3 expectation

Idioms (20)

不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
  1. 1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
以逸待劳
yǐ yì dài láo
  1. 1 to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
  2. 2 to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
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
包藏祸心
bāo cáng huò xīn
  1. 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice