明珠暗投

Traditional form:

明珠暗投

Pinyin (reading):

míngzhū'àntóu

Definitions:

• to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
• not to get proper recognition for one's talents

Characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 珠 - gem, jewel, pearl, precious stone
• 暗 - dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
• 投 - to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest

Traditional characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 珠 - gem, jewel, pearl, precious stone
• 暗 - dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
• 投 - to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest