唐伯虎 | [Táng Bó hǔ, ㄊㄤˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄏㄨˇ, 唐 伯 虎] Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子 #47,291 [Add to Longdo] |
怀才不遇 | [huái cái bù yù, ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˋ, 怀 才 不 遇 / 懷 才 不 遇] to cherish one's unrecognized talents (成语 saw); to have talent but no opportunity; not living up to one's abilities; under-achieving #52,127 [Add to Longdo] |
唐寅 | [Tāng Yín, ㄊㄤ ㄧㄣˊ, 唐 寅] Tang Bohu 唐伯虎 or Tang Yin (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子 #74,065 [Add to Longdo] |
文征明 | [Wén Zhēng míng, ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ, 文 征 明 / 文 徵 明] Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子 #155,701 [Add to Longdo] |
祝枝山 | [Zhù Zhī shān, ㄓㄨˋ ㄓ ㄕㄢ, 祝 枝 山] Zhu Zhishan (1460-1526), Ming calligrapher and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子 #185,107 [Add to Longdo] |
薄技 | [bó jì, ㄅㄛˊ ㄐㄧˋ, 薄 技] meager skill; humility word: my poor talents #244,788 [Add to Longdo] |
徐祯卿 | [Xú Zhēn qīng, ㄒㄩˊ ㄓㄣ ㄑㄧㄥ, 徐 祯 卿 / 徐 禎 卿] Xu Zhenqing (1479-1511), Ming writer, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子 #325,005 [Add to Longdo] |
旷废 | [kuàng fèi, ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄈㄟˋ, 旷 废 / 曠 廢] to neglect (work); to waste (one's talents) #399,165 [Add to Longdo] |
深藏若虚 | [shēn cáng ruò xū, ㄕㄣ ㄘㄤˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩ, 深 藏 若 虚 / 深 藏 若 虛] to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (成语 saw); fig. modest about one's talents; to hide one's light under a bush #479,321 [Add to Longdo] |
受知 | [shòu zhi, ㄕㄡˋ ㄓ˙, 受 知] recognized (for one's talents) [Add to Longdo] |
江南四大才子 | [Jiāng nán sì dà cái zǐ, ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄢˊ ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ, 江 南 四 大 才 子] Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen Zhengming 文徵明|文征明 and Xu Zhenqing 徐禎卿|徐祯卿 [Add to Longdo] |
資質英明 | [ししつえいめい, shishitsueimei] (n, adj-na) wise and clear-sighted; intelligent and astute by nature; blessed with talents [Add to Longdo] |
資性英明 | [しせいえいめい, shiseieimei] (n, adj-na) wise and clear-sighted; intelligent and astute by nature; blessed with talents [Add to Longdo] |
自己韜晦 | [じことうかい, jikotoukai] (n, vs) concealing one's talents, position, status, intentions, etc. [Add to Longdo] |
大器晩成 | [たいきばんせい, taikibansei] (exp) Great talents mature late [Add to Longdo] |
潰す | [つぶす, tsubusu] (v5s, vt) (1) to smash; to crush; (2) to shut down; (3) to thwart; to block; (4) to kill (time); (5) to waste (e.g. talents); (P) [Add to Longdo] |
天質 | [てんしつ, tenshitsu] (n) natural talents [Add to Longdo] |
天分 | [てんぶん, tenbun] (n) one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity [Add to Longdo] |
天稟 | [てんぴん, tenpin] (n) natural talents [Add to Longdo] |
能ある鷹は爪を隠す;能有る鷹は爪を隠す;脳ある鷹は爪を隠す(iK) | [のうあるたかはつめをかくす, nouarutakahatsumewokakusu] (exp) (id) a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; a skilled hawk hides its talons [Add to Longdo] |
博学多才 | [はくがくたさい, hakugakutasai] (n) wide knowledge and versatile talents [Add to Longdo] |
博識多才 | [はくしきたさい, hakushikitasai] (n, adj-na) wide knowledge and versatile talents; profound learning and varied attainments [Add to Longdo] |
百花繚乱;百花撩乱(iK) | [ひゃっかりょうらん, hyakkaryouran] (n, vs, adj-no, adj-t, adv-to) many flowers blooming in profusion; a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements [Add to Longdo] |
不調法者 | [ぶちょうほうもの, buchouhoumono] (n) clumsy person; bungler; person with no particular talents (in performing arts); nondrinker; nonsmoker [Add to Longdo] |
磨淬 | [まさい, masai] (n) polishing one's sword or talents or knowledge [Add to Longdo] |
枕芸者 | [まくらげいしゃ, makurageisha] (n) (1) geisha whose talents are limited to the bedroom; (2) (See 枕探し) geisha who steals money from sleeping travellers [Add to Longdo] |
劣才 | [れっさい, ressai] (n) inferior talents [Add to Longdo] |
韜晦 | [とうかい, toukai] (n, vs) hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement [Add to Longdo] |