一颗明珠土里埋，早晚会发光一顆明珠土里埋，早晚會發光一顆明珠土里埋，早晚會發光

a bright pearl buried in the earth: sooner or later it will shine

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Encourages those whose talent is overlooked: they will be noticed one day. Approving. Close to 'talent will out'.

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Simplified: 一颗明珠土里埋，早晚会发光
Traditional (Taiwan): 一顆明珠土里埋，早晚會發光
Pinyin: yì kē míngzhū tǔ li mái, zǎowǎn huì fāguāng
Pinyin (Taiwan): yì kē míngzhū tǔ lǐ mái, zǎowǎn huì fāguāng
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄎㄜㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄞˊ，ㄗㄠˇ ㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄚㄍㄨㄤ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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