yòng
xíng
shě
cáng

idiom
literary

Meaning of 用行舍藏

用行舍藏 means to serve in office when one's talents are employed and to live in seclusion when they are not; to act according to circumstances. Pronounced yòng xíng shě cáng.

  • to serve in office when one's talents are employed and to live in seclusion when they are not; to act according to circumstances

Definitions & Examples

shēn
ān
yòng
xíng
shě
cáng
zhī
dào
 
wèi
gōng
míng
suǒ
lèi
 

He is well-versed in the wisdom of serving when employed and hiding when not, not burdened by fame or fortune.

rén
jiǎng
jiu
yòng
xíng
shě
cáng
 
jìn
tuì退
yǒu
 

The ancients valued serving when called upon and withdrawing when not, measuring their advance and retreat with propriety.

Zài
dòng
dàng
de
nián
dài
 
duō
zhī
shí
fèn
xuǎn
le
yòng
xíng
shě
cáng
 
guī
yǐn
shān
lín
 

In those turbulent times, many intellectuals chose to serve when employed and hide when not, retreating into the mountains and forests.

Zhēn
zhèng
de
zhì
zhě
dǒng
de
yòng
xíng
shě
cáng
 
shěn
shí
duó
shì
 

A true wise person understands how to serve when called upon and hide when not, judging the timing and assessing the situation.