遵时养晦 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life

Character by character

• 遵zūnto follow, to comply with; to honor
• 时shítime, season; period, era, age
• 养yǎngto raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
• 晦huìdark, obscure, unclear; night

Idioms sharing a character

• 一时半刻 yī shí bàn kè
• 不识时务 bù shí shí wù
• 不识时变 bù shí shí biàn
• 俗随时变 sú suí shí biàn
• 切中时弊 qiè zhòng shí bì
• 切中时病 qiè zhòng shí bìng
• 及时行乐 jí shí xíng lè
• 名噪一时 míng zào yī shí
• 因时制宜 yīn shí zhì yí
• 应天顺时 yìng tiān shùn shí

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