不显山不露水 in English bu4 xian3 shan1 bu4 lu4 shui3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to hide the key facts

Simplified Characters

不 显 山 不 露 水

Traditional Characters

不 顯 山 不 露 水

Pinyin

bu4 xian3 shan1 bu4 lu4 shui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 显xian3to make visible 山shan1surname Shan 不bu4(negative prefix) 露lu4surname Lu 水shui3surname Shui