嫉賢妒能
jí​xián​dù​néng

to be jealous of talent

  • created reference approved 嫉贤妒能/嫉賢妒能 → 妒贤嫉能/妒賢嫉能 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    嫉贤妒能 / 嫉賢妒能 jí​xián​dù​néng

    妒贤嫉能 / 妒賢嫉能 dù​xián​jí​néng

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  • created sense approved 嫉贤妒能/嫉賢妒能 · jí​xián​dù​néng · to be jealous of talent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    嫉贤妒能 / 嫉賢妒能

    jí​xián​dù​néng

    to be jealous of talent

    to be envious of people with greater virtue and ability than oneself

    嫉 (literal) → 嫉 · jí · to be jealous 贤 (literal) → 贤/賢 · xián · worthy person 妒 (literal) → 妒 · dù · to envy 能 (literal) → 能 · néng · ability

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