4 characters Idiom and proverb 29 395

From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「韞櫝而藏」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.

This feature highlights the idiom 「韞櫝而藏」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

In the old days, it was used to describe retiring with talent.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yùn dú ér cáng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

wan3 duk6 yi4 chong4

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