韜tou1光gwong1養joeng5晦fui3

simp韬光养晦

tou1 gwong1 joeng5 fui3tāo guāng yǎng huì

English

to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
to hide one's light under a bushel
to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time

粵語 — Cantonese

隱藏實力，直到適合嘅時機

Examples

弱國應該韜光養晦，等反擊嘅時機。
Weak countries should bide their time and save their resources until they can strike back.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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