遵时养晦

Traditional: 遵時養晦

zūn shí yǎng huì

Dictionary entry

to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)

What does 遵时养晦 mean?

遵时养晦 (zūn shí yǎng huì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)

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遵zūnto observe · to obey 时shíold variant of 時|时[shi2]养yǎngto raise (animals) · to bring up (children)晦huì(bound form) last day of a lunar month · (bound form) dark; gloomy

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zūn shí yǎng huì

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