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妒能害賢

简 妒能害贤 · 繁 妒能害賢
Mandarin · pinyin dù néng hài xián

Meanings

  1. jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
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妒
dù · jealous, envious
能
néng · to be able; can, permitted to; ability
害
hài · injure, harm; destroy, kill
賢
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贤
xián · virtuous, worthy, good; able
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4–2–4–2 · du4 neng2 hai4 xian2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dou3 nang4 hoi6 jin4

Cantonese word readings for 妒能害賢. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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