不显山不露水

Traditional: 不顯山不露水

bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ

Dictionary entry

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

What does 不显山不露水 mean?

不显山不露水 (bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-显xiǎnto make visible · to reveal 山Shānsurname Shan 露Lùsurname Lu 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group

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不显山不露水

bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ

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