Traduction :
to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment
Référence :
器:用具,引伸为才能。比喻学好本领,等待施展的机会。
Origine :
《周易·系辞下》:“君子藏器于身,待时而动。”
Exemple :
李如真四月二十六日书到黄安,知兄已到家,~,最喜最喜。(明·李贽《续焚书·与焦弱侯》)
Annotation :
藏器待时1
1. cángqìdàishí :
[EN] to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment