作贼心虚 — “To feel uneasy or nervous because one has a guilty conscience”
作贼心虚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel uneasy or nervous because one has a guilty conscience”. Especially after doing something wrong. Literally, “To act like a thief with a guilty conscience”.
作贼心虚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 作贼心虚 mean?
作贼心虚 (zuò zéi xīn xū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel uneasy or nervous because one has a guilty conscience”.
How do you pronounce 作贼心虚?
作贼心虚 is pronounced zuò zéi xīn xū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 作贼心虚 literally mean?
Literally, 作贼心虚 means “to act like a thief with a guilty conscience”. It is used to mean “to feel uneasy or nervous because one has a guilty conscience”.
What is the Chinese definition of 作贼心虚?
虚：怕。指做了坏事怕人知道，心里老是不安。