Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「被褐懷玉」—details below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「被褐懷玉」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Wearing coarse cloth and holding a beautiful jade. A metaphor for someone who comes from a poor background but has real talent and knowledge.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bèi hè huái yù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pei5/bei6 hot3 waai4 yuk6
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