怀才不遇

懷才不遇
huáicáibùyù
  1. to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)
  2. to be an unrecognized talent

CEDICT

to have talent, but no opportunity to use it

Wiktionary

怀有才能却际遇不佳，不受重用。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 怀 huái
  1. bosom
  2. heart
  3. mind
  4. to think of
  5. to harbor in one's mind
  6. to conceive (a child)
2 才不 cáibù
  1. by no means
  2. definitely not
  3. as if!
  4. yeah right!
3 遇 yù
  1. (bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned
  2. (bound form) to treat; to receive