be in harmony with the rest of the world; refrain from showing one's ability and do not vie with others; hold oneself aloof from the world; stand aloof from worldly success; be able but modest; useless; incompetent
和光同塵 (指不露鋒芒、與世無爭(zhēng)的消極處世態(tài)度) of the same hidden virtue and the same commonplace; be able but modest; drift with the current; hold oneself aloof from the world; not to distinguish oneself in ...; refrain from showing one's ability and do not vie with others; stand aloof from worldly success