怀璧其罪
huái bì qí zuì
Pinyin

Definition

怀璧其罪
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huái bì qí zuì
  1. lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item
  2. fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others.

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

其
qí
  1. 1 his
  2. 2 her
  3. 3 its
  4. 4 their
  5. 5 that
  6. 6 such
  7. 7 it (refers to sth preceding it)
其中
qí zhōng
  1. 1 among
  2. 2 in
  3. 3 included among these
其他
qí tā
  1. 1 other
  2. 2 (sth or sb) else
  3. 3 the rest
其实
qí shí
  1. 1 actually
  2. 2 in fact
  3. 3 really
其它
qí tā
  1. 1 other
  2. 2 the others
  3. 3 else
  4. 4 other than it
  5. 5 in addition to the thing mentioned above
其次
qí cì
  1. 1 next
  2. 2 secondly
其间
qí jiān
  1. 1 in between
  2. 2 within that interval
  3. 3 in the meantime
其余
qí yú
  1. 1 the rest
  2. 2 the others
  3. 3 remaining
  4. 4 remainder
  5. 5 apart from them
受罪
shòu zuì
  1. 1 to endure
  2. 2 to suffer
  3. 3 hardships
  4. 4 torments
  5. 5 a hard time
  6. 6 a nuisance
名副其实
míng fù qí shí
  1. 1 not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
土耳其
Tǔ ěr qí
  1. 1 Turkey
尤其
yóu qí
  1. 1 especially
  2. 2 particularly
尤其是
yóu qí shì
  1. 1 especially
  2. 2 most of all
  3. 3 above all
  4. 4 in particular
得罪
dé zuì
  1. 1 to commit an offense
  2. 2 to violate the law
  3. 3 excuse me! (formal)
  4. 4 see also 得罪[dé zui]
有罪
yǒu zuì
  1. 1 guilty
极其
jí qí
  1. 1 extremely
无罪
wú zuì
  1. 1 innocent
  2. 2 guileless
  3. 3 not guilty (of crime)
犯罪
fàn zuì
  1. 1 to commit a crime
  2. 2 crime
  3. 3 offense
突如其来
tū rú qí lái
  1. 1 to arise abruptly
  2. 2 to arrive suddenly
  3. 3 happening suddenly
罪
zuì
  1. 1 guilt
  2. 2 crime
  3. 3 fault
  4. 4 blame
  5. 5 sin

Idioms (20)

三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
  2. 2 tight-lipped
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
不胜其苦
bù shèng qí kǔ
  1. 1 unable to bear the pain (idiom)
不厌其烦
bù yàn qí fán
  1. 1 not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 to take great pains
  3. 3 to be very patient
不安其室
bù ān qí shì
  1. 1 to be discontented with one's home
  2. 2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
不计其数
bù jì qí shù
  1. 1 lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless
  2. 2 innumerable
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire
兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
  1. 1 internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
  1. 1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
  2. 2 to get the best of both worlds
  3. 3 to have it both ways
  4. 4 to have one's cake and eat it too
其貌不扬
qí mào bù yáng
  1. 1 (idiom) nothing special to look at
  2. 2 unprepossessing
出其不意
chū qí bù yì
  1. 1 to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
出其不意，攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
  1. 1 to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
勉为其难
miǎn wéi qí nán
  1. 1 to tackle a difficult job (idiom)
  2. 2 to do sth reluctantly
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
  1. 1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
只知其一，不知其二
zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr
  1. 1 to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
各行其是
gè xíng qí shì
  1. 1 each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)
  2. 2 each goes his own way
名副其实
míng fù qí shí
  1. 1 not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
含糊其词
hán hú qí cí
  1. 1 to equivocate
  2. 2 to talk evasively (idiom)

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