非分之念 — “Improper thoughts or desires”
非分之念 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Improper thoughts or desires”. Coveting what is beyond one's rightful share or position; unwarranted ambition. Literally, “Improper thoughts/desires; thoughts beyond one's due”.
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非分之念 Pronunciation and Pinyin
非分之念 Character Breakdown
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他虽然职位不高，却总是对老板的财产抱有非分之念
Although his position was not high, he always harbored improper thoughts about his boss's property.
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More idioms starting with 非
- fēi非qīn亲fēi非gù故neither kin nor acquaintance
- fēi非rén人bù不chuán传teach only the right candidate
- fēi非fèn分zhī之cái财ill-gotten gains
- fēi非xíng刑diào吊kǎo拷inflict brutal unlawful torture
- fēi非xíng刑kǎo拷dǎ打torture unlawfully to extort a confession
- fēi非xíng刑bī逼kǎo拷extort confession by cruel torture
- fēi非tóng同ér儿xì戏no child's play
- fēi非tóng同xún寻cháng常extraordinary and remarkable
- fēi非tóng同xiǎo小kě可of great importance
- fēi非tóng同děng等xián闲not to be treated lightly
- fēi非cháng常zhī之móu谋extraordinary, often cunning, scheme or plot
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Open the tool →Questions about 非分之念
What does 非分之念 mean?
非分之念 (fēi fèn zhī niàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Improper thoughts or desires”.
How do you pronounce 非分之念?
非分之念 is pronounced fēi fèn zhī niàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 非分之念 literally mean?
Literally, 非分之念 means “Improper thoughts/desires; thoughts beyond one's due”. It is used to mean “Improper thoughts or desires”.
What is the Chinese definition of 非分之念?
分：本分；非分：不属自己分内的。指超出本分的想法念头。