Meaning of 明珠暗投
明珠暗投 means to have one's talent go unrecognized; to be undervalued; for a good person to fall in with a bad crowd; to join a corrupt or evil group. Pronounced míng zhū àn tóu.
- to have one's talent go unrecognized; to be undervalued
- for a good person to fall in with a bad crowd; to join a corrupt or evil group
- for a precious or valuable thing to go unappreciated; to be undiscovered or wasted
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
wèi位
cái才
huá华
héng横
yì溢
de的
huà画
jiā家
zài在
cǐ此
dì地
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
míng明
zhū珠
àn暗
tóu投
，
méi没
rén人
dǒng懂
dé得
xīn欣
shǎng赏
tā他
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
。
This brilliant painter is like a pearl cast into darkness here; no one understands how to appreciate his work.
Tā他
bó博
shì士
bì毕
yè业
què却
zài在
zhè这
xiǎo小
gōng公
sī司
zuò做
zá杂
huó活
，
zhēn真
shì是
míng明
zhū珠
àn暗
tóu投
。
With a PhD, he's doing miscellaneous tasks at this small company; it's truly a waste of talent.
Zài在
nà那
ge个
lùn论
zī资
pái排
bèi辈
de的
huán环
jìng境
zhōng中
，
xǔ许
duō多
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
dōu都
gǎn感
dào到
míng明
zhū珠
àn暗
tóu投
。
In that seniority-based environment, many young people feel their talents are wasted.