天妒英才 — Chinese idiom
天妒英才
tiān dù yīng cái
Meaning
- heaven is jealous of heroic genius ; the great have great hardship to contend with
- those whom the Gods love die young
Character by character
- 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial
- 妒dùjealous, envious
- 英yīngpetal, flower, leaf; brave, heroic; English
- 才cáiability, talent, gift; just, only
Idioms sharing a character
- 一柱擎天 yī zhù qíng tiān
- 一步登天 yī bù dēng tiān
- 三天两头 sān tiān liǎng tóu
- 上天入地 shàng tiān rù dì
- 不共戴天 bù gòng dài tiān
- 不啻天渊 bù chì tiān yuān
- 不见天日 bù jiàn tiān rì
- 九天仙女 jiǔ tiān xiān nǚ
- 九天揽月 jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè
- 人命关天 rén mìng guān tiān
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