自じ己こ韜とう晦かい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

concealing one's true self; hiding one's abilities or intentions

A formal, literary yojijukugo for deliberately obscuring one's talents, status, or motives, often to avoid attention or conflict. Used as a noun or with する.

• 彼かれは自じ己こ韜とう晦かいして、周しゅう囲いに実じつ力りょくを悟さとられないようにしている。

  He conceals his true abilities so that those around him do not realize his real strength.

• 自じ己こ韜とう晦かいの姿し勢せいが、かえって人ひと々びとの興きょう味みを引ひいた。

  His attitude of hiding his true self ended up attracting people's curiosity instead.