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Today’s idiom is 「斂鍔韜光」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

It is a metaphor for concealing one’s edge and not showing off one’s talent.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

liǎn è tāo guāng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

lim5 ngok6 tou1 gwong1

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