天妒英才
天妒英才
tiān dù yīng cái
heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with; those whom the Gods love die young
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- (idiom) heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with
- those whom the Gods love die young
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Related Words
上天入地(shàng tiān rù dì)— lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
→兰摧玉折(lán cuī yù zhé)— premature death of a budding talent
→一人得道，鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)— lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
→一步登天(yī bù dēng tiān)— reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
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