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收敛锋芒

shōu liǎn fēng máng

4-character word Traditional 收斂鋒芒

What 收敛锋芒 means

1. to draw in one's claws
2. to show some modesty

The characters in 收敛锋芒

• 收shōuto receive; to accept; to collect
• 敛liǎn(literary) to hold back; (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect…
• 锋fēngpoint of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard
• 芒mángawn (of cereals); arista (of grain); tip (of a blade)