汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 怀才不遇
怀才不遇 (懷才不遇)
to have talent but no opportunity (idiom) / to be an unrecognized talent
怀 Cherish / 才 Ability / She has talents in mind, but her birth is untimely, and it is difficult to display her;
怀怀藏;才才能。胸怀才学但生不逢时,难以施展;多指屈居微贱而不得志。
怀 () huái cái bù/bú
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

若她一直怀才不遇,那就可悲了。

It would be tragic if her talent remained unrecognized.

或许你觉得自己怀才不遇又超额工作。

Or you feel underappreciated and over-worked.

李:莫扎特生活困窘是因为怀才不遇,而我生活困窘,别人说是我好逸恶劳。

Li: The reason Mozart lived in poor is that his talent could not be discovered. Friends of mine said my poverty is caused by my indolence.

其基本内涵就是表现诗人渴望建功立业的宏伟抱负和怀才不遇的愤懑不平。

Its basic connotation is to express the ambition of poets desire for gaining achievements and the indignation of their unrecognized talents.

怀才不遇的才子最好别嫁,嫁了也是陪他一起谴责上苍无眼、小人当道、时运不济。

Talent wit best don't marry, married also accompany him together without eyes, condemning god ill weeds grow apace, for a cruel twist of fate.

其实在这两种风格之外,还有这样一类词:它们以戏谑诙谐的口吻,或表达怀才不遇的愤怒,揭示社会现实的黑暗,在自嘲中抒发壮志未酬的苦闷,或反映琐碎生活中的细小乐事。

Some mocked himself in have no way to serve the motherland and to express the boredom, some reflect life on talking about small pleasure—This is the humorous Ci of Xin Qiji.