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天妒英才
tiān​dù​yīng​cái

heaven is jealous of talent

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
天妒英才 tiān​dù​yīng​cái
heaven is jealous of talent
Heaven is jealous of heroic genius; those whom the gods love die young. Used as an idiom to express that great people often face hardship or die prematurely.
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