能ある鷹は爪を隠す

のうあるたかはつめをかくすnouarutakahatsumeokakusu

expression · godan verb

  1. a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve
  2. one shouldn't show off
  3. the person who knows most often says least
  4. a skilled hawk hides its talons

Kanji in this word

Study it in Yanamino

Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences