禾wo4稈gon2冚kam2珍zan1珠zyu1

simp禾秆冚珍珠

wo4 gon2 kam2 zan1 zyu1hé gǎn kà zhēn zhū

English

(phrase) to hide one's wealth and pretend to be poor; a diamond in the rough
to conceal valuable things (eg. talent, fortune) with the mundane; literally, straw pile covering pearls

粵語 — Cantonese

平凡、唔顯眼嘅嘢掩蓋咗好有價值嘅嘢，例如才能或者財富

Examples

依條村外表落後，其實禾稈冚珍珠，住咗好多億萬富豪。
Although this village appears to be underdeveloped, it is actually 'straw pile covering pearls'. Many residents are actually billionaires.

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

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