jí xián dù néng

Traditional: 嫉賢妒能

嫉贤妒能 (jí xián dù néng) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented

Characters in 嫉贤妒能

嫉jí · jealousy贤xián · worthy or virtuous person妒dù · to envy (success, talent)能néng · can

Related words

能can能surname Neng可能might (happen)不能cannot能够to be capable of能力capability只能can only能量energy能否whether or not嫉妒to be jealous of; to envy可能性possibility; probability尽可能as far as possible; to the best of one's ability

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