虚怀若谷

Traditional: 虛懷若谷

xū huái ruò gǔ

Dictionary entry

receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded

What does 虚怀若谷 mean?

虚怀若谷 (xū huái ruò gǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded

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虚xūemptiness · void 怀Huáisurname Huai 若rěused in 般若[bo1 re3] · used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]谷gǔgrain · corn

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虚怀若谷

xū huái ruò gǔ

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