藏龙卧虎 — Chinese idiom
藏龙卧虎
cáng lóng wò hǔ
Traditional: 藏龍臥虎
Meaning
- lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger
- fig. talented individuals in hiding
- concealed talent
Character by character
- 藏cángto conceal, to hide; to hoard, to store
- 龙lóngdragon; symbol of the emperor
- 卧wòto crouch; to lie down
- 虎hǔtiger; brave, fierce; surname
Idioms sharing a character
- 剖腹藏珠 pōu fù cáng zhū
- 包藏祸心 bāo cáng huò xīn
- 深藏若虚 shēn cáng ruò xū
- 笑里藏刀 xiào lǐ cáng dāo
- 绵里藏针 mián lǐ cáng zhēn
- 卧虎藏龙 wò hǔ cáng lóng
- 藏器待时 cáng qì dài shí
- 藏污纳垢 cáng wū nà gòu
- 藏头露尾 cáng tóu lù wěi
- 金屋藏娇 jīn wū cáng jiāo
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