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Japanese
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| 囊中の錐 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
From 嚢 (nō, “bag”) + 中 (chū, “inside”) + 錐 (kiri, “awl”).
Derived from the phrase in Shiji: "夫賢士之処世也、譬若錐之処嚢中、其末立見" (“When a wise man is in the world, he is like an awl in a bag, its tip will protrude”).
Pronunciation
Idiom
嚢中の錐 • (nōchūnokiri)
- A metaphor that talent or virtue will naturally come to light, even without deliberate effort to showcase it.
- 毛遂自薦 (mōsui jisen, “self-recommendation”)