不露锋芒 meaning in English
hide one's candle under a bushel
hide one's light under a bushel
Examples
- She ' s brilliant but self - effacing
她才华横溢而不露锋芒 - The young professor hide his light under a bushel and kept everything in low profile
这位年轻的教授不露锋芒，做任何事，都以低姿态处理。 - A real learned man is like ears of wheat ; so long as they are empty they stand straight raising their head high ; when they are nearly ripe , containing full grains , they lower their heads is modesty , showing no pride
真正有学问的人，就像麦穗一样：只要它们是空的，它们就茁壮挺立，昂首睨视：但当他们趋于成熟，饱含鼓胀的麦粒时，它们便谦虚地低垂着头，不露锋芒。