huái​bì​qí​zuì

harboring a treasure is a crime

  • created reference approved 怀璧其罪/懷璧其罪 → 怀璧获罪/懷璧獲罪 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怀璧其罪 / 懷璧其罪 huái​bì​qí​zuì

    怀璧获罪 / 懷璧獲罪 huái​bì​huò​zuì

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  • created reference approved 怀璧其罪/懷璧其罪 → 象齿焚身/象齒焚身 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怀璧其罪 / 懷璧其罪 huái​bì​qí​zuì

    象齿焚身 / 象齒焚身 xiàng​chǐ​fén​shēn

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 怀璧其罪/懷璧其罪 · huái​bì​qí​zuì · harboring a treasure is a crime — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怀璧其罪 / 懷璧其罪

    huái​bì​qí​zuì

    harboring a treasure is a crime

    (idiom) to get into trouble on account of one's talents or possessions; to be envied or harmed by others because of one's ability or a cherished item

    怀 (literal) → 怀/懷 · huái · to cherish 璧 (literal) → 璧 · bì · jade annulus 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · [third-person possessive] 罪 (literal) → 罪 · zuì · crime

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