虚怀若谷 in English xu1 huai2 ruo4 gu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • receptive as an echoing canyon (idiomatic expression); modest and open-minded

Simplified Characters

虚 怀 若 谷

Traditional Characters

虛 懷 若 谷

Pinyin

xu1 huai2 ruo4 gu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

虚xu1emptiness 怀huai2surname Huai 若ruo4to seem 谷gu3grain