怀璧获罪
huái​bì​huò​zuì

harboring a treasure is a crime

  • created sense approved 怀璧获罪/懷璧獲罪 · huái​bì​huò​zuì · harboring a treasure is a crime — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怀璧获罪 / 懷璧獲罪

    huái​bì​huò​zuì

    harboring a treasure is a crime

    a person's possession of a valuable object brings them misfortune or punishment; one's talents or wealth can cause others to target or frame them

    怀 (literal) → 怀/懷 · huái · to cherish 璧 (literal) → 璧 · bì · jade annulus 获罪 (literal) → 获罪/獲罪 · huò​zuì · to be convicted

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    created sense