Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「晦跡韜光」 below.
Today’s idiom is 「晦跡韜光」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Hui and Tao mean hiding; Ji means trace; Guang refers to talent. It means to hide one’s talents and not show them to others.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
huì jì tāo guāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fui3 jik1 tou1 gwong1
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