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  1. 珍貴東西不明價值人手不到賞識珍愛史記··魯仲連》:明月之珠夜光道路無不按劍何則無因。」比喻懷才不遇高才下位好人誤入歧途·高明二郎神··朱顏明珠暗投不如意八九。」聊齋志異··鴿》:子孫明珠暗投鼎鑊。」

to cast pearls before swine (idiom)​, not to get proper recognition for one's talents
in schlechte Gesellschaft geraten , Perlen vor die Säue werfen