懷才不遇 [ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˋ; huai2 cai2 bu4 yu4] to cherish one's unrecognized talents (idiom); to have talent but no opportunity not living up to one's abilities under-achieving ◄ ►