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明珠暗投
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What 明珠暗投 means
- to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
- not to get proper recognition for one's talents
The characters in 明珠暗投
- 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
- 珠zhūbead; pearl
- 暗àndark; to turn dark; secret; hidden
- 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)…
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