做贼心虚 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to feel guilty as a thief ; to have sth on one's conscience

Character by character

• 做zuòto work, to make; to act
• 贼zéithief, traitor; cunning, sly
• 心xīnheart; mind; soul
• 虚xūfalse; worthless, hollow, empty; vain

Idioms sharing a character

• 做好做歹 zuò hǎo zuò dǎi
• 做张做势 zuò zhāng zuò shì
• 做张做智 zuò zhāng zuò zhì
• 光说不做 guāng shuō bù zuò
• 好吃懒做 hào chī lǎn zuò
• 小题大做 xiǎo tí dà zuò
• 说到做到 shuō dào zuò dào
• 乱臣贼子 luàn chén zéi zǐ
• 擒贼擒王 qín zéi qín wáng
• 民贼独夫 mín zéi dú fū

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