怀璧其罪 — Chinese idiom
怀璧其罪
huái bì qí zuì
Traditional: 懷璧其罪
Meaning
- lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime ; to get into trouble on account of a cherished item
- fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others.
Character by character
- 怀huáibosom, breast; to carry in one's bosom
- 璧bìa jade annulus
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 罪zuìsin, vice; fault, guilt; crime
Idioms sharing a character
- 不怀好意 bù huái hǎo yì
- 宽大为怀 kuān dà wéi huái
- 心怀忐忑 xīn huái tǎn tè
- 怀才不遇 huái cái bù yù
- 耿耿于怀 gěng gěng yú huái
- 胸怀坦荡 xiōng huái tǎn dàng
- 虚怀若谷 xū huái ruò gǔ
- 襟怀坦白 jīn huái tǎn bái
- 身怀六甲 shēn huái liù jiǎ
- 关怀备至 guān huái bèi zhì
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