| 藏器待时 |
cáng qì dài shí |
to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment |
| 藏 |
Zàng |
Tibet / abbr. for Xizang or Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏 |
| 藏 |
cáng |
to conceal / to hide away / to harbor / to store / to collect |
| 藏 |
zàng |
storehouse / depository / Buddhist or Taoist scripture |
| 器 |
qì |
device / tool / utensil / CL:台 |
| 待 |
dāi |
to stay; to remain |
| 待 |
dài |
to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to |
| 时 |
shí |
old variant of 时 |
| 时 |
Shí |
surname Shi |
| 时 |
shí |
o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period |