天妒英才 tiān dù yīng cái

those whom the Gods love die young

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. those whom the Gods love die young
  2. 2. heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with

Characters

Character Meaning
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
妒 dù HSK 6
jealous; to envy (success, talent); variant of 妒dù
英 yīng HSK 5
English; British; United Kingdom
才 cái HSK 3
(indicating sth happening later than expected)