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大智如愚

dà zhì rú yú

4-character word

What 大智如愚 means

1. the wise may appear stupid (idiom); a genius not appreciated in his own time

The characters in 大智如愚

• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 智zhì(literary) wise; wisdom
• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 愚yúto be stupid; to cheat or deceive; me or I (modest)

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