深藏若虚 in English shen1 cang2 ruo4 xu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiomatic expression); metaphorically modest about one's talents
  • to hide one's light under a bushel

Simplified Characters

深 藏 若 虚

Traditional Characters

深 藏 若 虛

Pinyin

shen1 cang2 ruo4 xu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

深shen1old variant of 深[shen1] 藏cang2Tibet 若ruo4to seem 虚xu1emptiness