夜明珠埋在地里,有宝不显 夜明珠埋在地里,有寶不顯 夜明珠埋在地里,有寶不顯

a night-shining pearl buried in the ground: a treasure that does not show

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
A person of great talent who doesn't show it.
Simplified
夜明珠埋在地里,有宝不显
Traditional (Taiwan)
夜明珠埋在地里,有寶不顯
Pinyin
yèmíngzhū mái zài dìlǐ,yǒu bǎo bù xiǎn
Bopomofo
ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ ㄇㄞˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˇ,ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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