遵时养晦 in English zun1 shi2 yang3 hui4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

遵 时 养 晦

Traditional Characters

遵 時 養 晦

Pinyin

zun1 shi2 yang3 hui4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

遵zun1to observe 时shi2old variant of 時|时[shi2] 养yang3to raise (animals) 晦hui4last day of a lunar month