妒能害贤 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• jealous of the able, envious of the clever

Character by character

• 妒dùjealous, envious
• 能néngcan, may; capable, full of energy
• 害hàito injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill
• 贤xiánvirtuous, worthy; good, able

Idioms sharing a character

• 天妒英才 tiān dù yīng cái
• 嫉贤妒能 jí xián dù néng
• 任贤使能 rèn xián shǐ néng
• 全知全能 quán zhī quán néng
• 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí
• 勤能补拙 qín néng bǔ zhuō
• 各尽所能 gè jìn suǒ néng
• 德薄能鲜 dé bó néng xiǎn
• 爱莫能助 ài mò néng zhù
• 推贤让能 tuī xián ràng néng

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