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獻醜不如藏拙 (hin3 cau2 bat1 jyu4 cong4 zyut3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

獻醜不如藏拙 (hin3 cau2 bat1 jyu4 cong4 zyut3, xiàn chǒu bù rú cáng zhuǒ) — 'silence is golden'; to keep one's weakness unexposed

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 獻世 (hin3 sai3) — a way of telling a person that it is a waste of space for him; her to stay aliv…
• 獻技 (hin3 gei6) — (verb) to show or display recitals
• 獻拙 (hin3 zyut3) — to show oneself up; to show one's inadequacy; incompetency (being modest)
• 獻禮 (hin3 lai5) — gifts giving out based on celebrations
• 獻給 (hin3 kap1) — (verb) to contribute; to dedicate; to bestow
• 獻藝 (hin3 ngai6) — to demonstrate one's talent

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