嫉贤傲士 — “To be jealous of and scornful towards talented or virtuous people”
嫉贤傲士 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be jealous of and scornful towards talented or virtuous people”. To envy the able and despise the educated. Literally, “Envy the worthy, scorn the scholars”.
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What does 嫉贤傲士 mean?
嫉贤傲士 (jí xián ào shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be jealous of and scornful towards talented or virtuous people”.
How do you pronounce 嫉贤傲士?
嫉贤傲士 is pronounced jí xián ào shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 嫉贤傲士 literally mean?
Literally, 嫉贤傲士 means “Envy the worthy, scorn the scholars”. It is used to mean “to be jealous of and scornful towards talented or virtuous people”.
What is the Chinese definition of 嫉贤傲士?
嫉妒和轻慢有才德的人。