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無事獻殷勤，非姦即盜

简无事献殷勤，非奸即盗 · 繁無事獻殷勤，非姦即盜

Mandarin · pinyin wú shì xiàn yīn qín , fēi jiān jí dào

one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)

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無: Look up this written character
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
獻: Look up this written character
殷: yīn · many, great; abundant, flourishing
勤: qín · industrious, diligent, attentive
非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
姦: Look up this written character
即: jí · promptly, quickly, immediately
盜: Look up this written character
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
献: xiàn · offer, present; show, display
奸: jiān · crafty, villainous, false
盗: dào · rob, steal; thief, bandit

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