深藏若虚 (深藏若虛) shēn cáng ruò xū

shēn cáng ruò xū set phrase to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it; modest about one's talents
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '深藏若虛')

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  • Scroll 20 Quotations from Chan Master Yuanwu Foguo 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 — count: 1
  • Scroll 4 Song Biographies of Eminent Monks 宋高僧傳 — count: 1 , has English translation
  • Scroll 7 Song Biographies of Eminent Monks 宋高僧傳 — count: 1 , has English translation