懷才不遇

怀才不遇
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

懷有才能卻際遇不佳，不受重用。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 懷 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