遵时养晦
zūn shí yǎng huì
Pinyin

Definition

遵时养晦
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zūn shí yǎng huì
  1. to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

遵守
zūn shǒu
  1. 1 to comply with
  2. 2 to abide by
  3. 3 to respect (an agreement)
晦暗
huì àn
  1. 1 dark and gloomy
晦气
huì qì
  1. 1 bad luck
  2. 2 unlucky
  3. 3 calamitous
  4. 4 wretched
晦涩
huì sè
  1. 1 difficult to understand
  2. 2 cryptic
遵从
zūn cóng
  1. 1 to comply with
  2. 2 to follow (directives)
  3. 3 to defer (to the judgment of superiors)
遵循
zūn xún
  1. 1 to follow
  2. 2 to abide by
  3. 3 to comply with
  4. 4 compliance
遵照
zūn zhào
  1. 1 in accordance with
  2. 2 to follow (the rules)
遵义
Zūn yì
  1. 1 Zunyi prefecture level city in Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Guì zhōu]
隐晦
yǐn huì
  1. 1 vague
  2. 2 ambiguous
  3. 3 veiled
  4. 4 obscure
韬光养晦
tāo guāng yǎng huì
  1. 1 to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
  2. 2 to hide one's light under a bushel
遵
zūn
  1. 1 to observe
  2. 2 to obey
  3. 3 to follow
  4. 4 to comply with
遵化
Zūn huà
  1. 1 Zunhua county level city in Tangshan 唐山[Táng shān], Hebei
遵化市
Zūn huà shì
  1. 1 Zunhua county level city in Tangshan 唐山[Táng shān], Hebei
遵命
zūn mìng
  1. 1 to follow your orders
  2. 2 to do as you bid
遵旨
zūn zhǐ
  1. 1 to obey the Emperor's decree
  2. 2 at your Imperial majesty's command
遵义市
Zūn yì shì
  1. 1 Zunyi prefecture level city in Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Guì zhōu]
遵义县
Zūn yì xiàn
  1. 1 Zunyi county in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zūn yì], Guizhou
遵行
zūn xíng
  1. 1 to follow
  2. 2 to obey
  3. 3 compliance
遵医嘱
zūn yī zhǔ
  1. 1 to follow the doctor's advice
  2. 2 as instructed by the physician
阴晦
yīn huì
  1. 1 overcast
  2. 2 gloomy

Idioms (5)

艰深晦涩
jiān shēn huì sè
  1. 1 abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
遵时养晦
zūn shí yǎng huì
  1. 1 to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)
韬光养晦
tāo guāng yǎng huì
  1. 1 to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
  2. 2 to hide one's light under a bushel
风雨如晦
fēng yǔ rú huì
  1. 1 lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom); fig. the situation looks grim
风雨晦冥
fēng yǔ huì míng
  1. 1 conditions of extreme adversity (idiom)

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