大智若愚

dà zhì ruò yú

Dictionary entry

(idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity

What does 大智若愚 mean?

大智若愚 (dà zhì ruò yú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)智zhì(literary) wise; wisdom 若rěused in 般若[bo1 re3] · used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]愚yúto be stupid · to cheat or deceive

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大智若愚

dà zhì ruò yú

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