daai6 jung5 joek6 hip3 ，daai6 zi3 joek6 jyu4大勇若怯，大智若愚
Jyutpingdaai6 jung5 joek6 hip3 ，daai6 zi3 joek6 jyu4
Yaledaih yúngh yeukh hip ，daih ji yeukh yyùh

Definition

a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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噸級吨级
deon1 kap1tonnage
大月
daai6 jyut6solar month of 31 days
大大小小
daai6 daai6 siu2 siu2large and small; of all sizes
打格子
daa2 gaak3 zi2to draw a rectangular grid (e.g. of farmland)
定員定员
ding6 jyun4fixed complement (of crew, passengers etc)
突顯突显
dat6 hin2conspicuous; make sth prominent
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