怀璧其罪
怀璧其罪
huái bì qí zuì
lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item; fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others.
idiom
Traditional: 懷璧其罪
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- (idiom) lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item
- fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others.
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Related Words
他山之石可以攻玉(tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù)— lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
→扳指(bān zhǐ)— ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
→玔(chuàn)— jade ring
→瑗(yuàn)— large jade ring
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