贼人胆虚 — “A guilty conscience makes a person timid or jumpy”
贼人胆虚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a guilty conscience makes a person timid or jumpy”. Guilty people are naturally nervous. Literally, “Guilty people are timid”.
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贼人胆虚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
贼人胆虚 Character Breakdown
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小明最近总是躲躲闪闪，说话也支支吾吾，大家猜想他一定是做了什么亏心事，真是贼人胆虚啊。
Xiao Ming has been evasive and stammering lately. Everyone suspects he must have done something wrong; truly, a guilty conscience makes one timid.
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Synonyms of 贼人胆虚
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- zéi贼hǎn喊zhuō捉zéi贼A thief crying 'catch the thief
- zéi贼fū夫ren人zhī之zi子corrupt someone's child
- zéi贼tóu头gǒu狗nǎo脑sly and shifty-eyed
- zéi贼tóu头zéi贼nǎo脑behaving stealthily or sneakily
- zéi贼tóu头guǐ鬼nǎo脑sneaky and shifty
- zéi贼tóu头shǔ鼠nǎo脑shifty and sneaky
- zéi贼zi子luàn乱chén臣wicked and rebellious individuals
- zéi贼xīn心bù不sǐ死evil intentions refuse to die
- zéi贼pí皮zéi贼gǔ骨hardened, cunning, and resilient rogue
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What does 贼人胆虚 mean?
贼人胆虚 (zéi rén dǎn xū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a guilty conscience makes a person timid or jumpy”.
How do you pronounce 贼人胆虚?
贼人胆虚 is pronounced zéi rén dǎn xū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贼人胆虚 literally mean?
Literally, 贼人胆虚 means “Guilty people are timid”. It is used to mean “a guilty conscience makes a person timid or jumpy”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贼人胆虚?
比喻做了坏事的人心里总是不踏实。