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.
trad. 懷璧其罪
Also written 懷璧其罪【huái bì qí zuì】
Characters in this word
4怀
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surname Huai
- Pinyin
- Huái
- Traditional
- 懷
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 10509 of 2500
璧
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jade annulus
- Pinyin
- bì
- Strokes
- 18
其
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his, her, its, their, that, such, it (refers to sth preceding it)
- Pinyin
- qí
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1145 of 2500
罪
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guilt, crime, fault, blame, sin
- Pinyin
- zuì
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 2606 of 2500