做贼心虚
zuò​zéi​xīn​xū

to have a guilty conscience

  • created reference approved 做贼心虚/做賊心虛 → 作贼心虚/作賊心虛 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    做贼心虚 / 做賊心虛 zuò​zéi​xīn​xū

    作贼心虚 / 作賊心虛 zuò​zéi​xīn​xū

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  • created sense approved 做贼心虚/做賊心虛 · zuò​zéi​xīn​xū · to have a guilty conscience — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    做贼心虚 / 做賊心虛

    zuò​zéi​xīn​xū

    to have a guilty conscience

    (idiom) To feel nervous or afraid of being caught after doing something wrong; to have something on one's conscience.

    做 (literal) → 做 · zuò · to do 贼 (literal) → 贼/賊 · zéi · thief 心虚 (literal) → 心虚/心虛 · xīn​xū · to have a guilty conscience

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