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Today, we explore the idiom 「藏龍臥虎」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

It refers to hidden and undiscovered talents, and also refers to talents that are hidden and cannot be revealed.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

cáng lóng wò hǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chong4 lung4 ngo6 fu2

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