| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 韬 | 韜 | tāo | tao1 | bow case or scabbard; to hide; military strategy | ||
| 2 | 韬光晦迹 | 韜光晦跡 | tāo guāng huì jì | tao1 guang1 hui4 ji4 | to hide one's capacities and bide one's time (idiom) | ||
| 3 | 韬光养晦 | 韜光養晦 | tāo guāng yǎng huì | tao1 guang1 yang3 hui4 | to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom); to hide one's light under a bushel | ||
| 4 | 韬略 | 韜略 | tāo lüè | tao1 lu:e4 | military strategy; military tactics; originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings 六韬 | ||
| 5 | 韬略用详 | 韜略用詳 | tāo lüè yòng xiáng | tao1 lu:e4 yong4 xiang2 | A strategy is planned down to minute details. (idiom) |