huái cái bù yùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to have talent but no opportunity (idiom) / to be an unrecognized talent
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Original source entry:

懷才不遇 怀才不遇 [huai2 cai2 bu4 yu4] /to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)/to be an unrecognized talent/

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