妒能害贤 dù néng hài xián

jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
妒 dù HSK 6
jealous; to envy (success, talent); variant of 妒dù
能 néng HSK 1
can; to be able to; ability
害 hài HSK 3
to do harm to; harm; to cause trouble to
贤 xián HSK 6
worthy or virtuous person