用捨行蔵
Reading: ようしゃこうぞう
Meaning: discretion in showing and hiding one's abilities
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Example Sentence
He is a person who understands when to reveal and when to conceal his abilities.
Usage Notes
A four-character idiom expressing the wisdom of sometimes displaying and sometimes concealing one's talents according to circumstances.
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