不显山不露水

不显山不露水
xiǎnshānshuǐ

lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts

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MEANING

MEANING

  1. adverb

    lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts

    • He goes about his work quietly without drawing attention to himself.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.

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