怀才不遇

Traditional: 懷才不遇

huái cái bù yù

Dictionary entry

to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)

What does 怀才不遇 mean?

怀才不遇 (huái cái bù yù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)

2to be an unrecognized talent

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怀Huáisurname Huai 才cáiability; talent · sb of a certain type 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-遇Yùsurname Yu

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怀才不遇

huái cái bù yù

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