dù néng hài xián

Traditional: 妒能害賢

妒能害贤 (dù néng hài xián) is a Chinese word meaning “jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)

Characters in 妒能害贤

妒dù · to envy (success, talent)能néng · can害hài · to do harm to贤xián · worthy or virtuous person

Related words

能can能surname Neng可能might (happen)不能cannot害怕to be afraid; to be scared伤害to injure; to harm能够to be capable of能力capability只能can only厉害(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding受害者casualty害to do harm to

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