遵时养晦

to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)

to observe / to obey / to follow / to comply with

old variant of 時|时[shi2]

o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period

to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth

last day of a lunar month / dark / night