慚鳧企鶴
cán​fú​qǐ​hè

to envy others

  • created sense approved 惭凫企鹤/慚鳧企鶴 · cán​fú​qǐ​hè · to envy others — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惭凫企鹤 / 慚鳧企鶴

    cán​fú​qǐ​hè

    to envy others

    to be ashamed of one's own shortcomings while envying the strengths or competence of others; literally means the wild duck is ashamed of its short legs and envies the long legs of the crane

    cán​fú​qì​hè

    惭 (literal) → 惭/慚 · cán · ashamed 凫 (literal) → 凫/鳧 · fú · wild duck 企 (literal) → 企 · qǐ · to stand on tiptoe 鹤 (literal) → 鹤/鶴 · hè · crane

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