"明珠暗投" meaning in Chinese

See 明珠暗投 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mɪŋ²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵ ɐm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡su³³⁻²³ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau⁵⁵/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/, /mɪŋ²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵ ɐm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/, /meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡su³³⁻²³ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: míngzhū'àntóu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ ㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ming⁴ zyu¹ am³ tau⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], mêng⁵ zu¹ am³ dao⁵, míngzhū'àntóu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], míngjhu-àntóu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ming²-chu¹-an⁴-tʻou² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], míng-jū-àn-tóu [Mandarin, Yale], mingjuanntour [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], минчжу’аньтоу [Mandarin, Palladius], minčžu’anʹtou [Mandarin, Palladius], mìhng jyū am tàuh [Cantonese, Yale], ming⁴ dzy¹ am³ tau⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ming⁴ ju¹ em³ teo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], mêng⁵ zu¹ am³ dao⁵ [Peng'im, Teochew], mêng tsu àm tâu [POJ, Teochew]
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  1. the talented are neglected Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-明珠暗投-zh-phrase-5Wd16pQT
  2. something valuable is not recognized Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-明珠暗投-zh-phrase-mPsR-PpT Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
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      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ ㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "ming⁴ zyu¹ am³ tau⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "mêng⁵ zu¹ am³ dao⁵"
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      "zh-pron": "míngzhū'àntóu"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "ming²-chu¹-an⁴-tʻou²"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "mingjuanntour"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "минчжу’аньтоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "minčžu’anʹtou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "mìhng jyū am tàuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ming⁴ dzy¹ am³ tau⁴"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ming⁴ ju¹ em³ teo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɪŋ²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵ ɐm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
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      "zh-pron": "mêng⁵ zu¹ am³ dao⁵"
    },
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        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mêng tsu àm tâu"
    },
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      "ipa": "/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡su³³⁻²³ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau⁵⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/mɪŋ²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵ ɐm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡su³³⁻²³ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau⁵⁵/"
    }
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      "zh-pron": "ming⁴ zyu¹ am³ tau⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "mêng⁵ zu¹ am³ dao⁵"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "míngzhū'àntóu"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "ming²-chu¹-an⁴-tʻou²"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "míng-jū-àn-tóu"
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      "zh-pron": "минчжу’аньтоу"
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      "ipa": "/miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "mìhng jyū am tàuh"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ming⁴ dzy¹ am³ tau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ming⁴ ju¹ em³ teo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɪŋ²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵ ɐm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "mêng⁵ zu¹ am³ dao⁵"
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      "zh-pron": "mêng tsu àm tâu"
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