粵

有jau5麝se6自zi6然jin4香hoeng1

jau5 se6 zi6 jin4 hoeng1yǒu shè zi4ran5 xiāng

English

  1. true talent or merit will always be recognised without the need to show it off [written and colloquial]
  2. true talent or merit will always be recognised without the need to advertise it; literally: where there is musk, there is a scent

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻有真材實料嘅人自然會畀人認識到你嘅本事，唔需要宣傳

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

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