嫉贤妒能 meaning in English
be jealous of the good and envious of the strong; be jealous of man of talent; be jealous of real talent; envy the good and able; he hated all who were better or more able than he.; (he) is envious of others better than (he) and jealous of those more able.: 这四个贼臣弄权, 嫉贤妒能, 闭塞贤路。 these four crooked ministers are jealous of real talent and block righteous conduct
Examples
- These four crooked ministers are jealous of real talent and block righteous conduct .
这四个贼臣弄权，嫉贤妒能，闭塞贤路。 - No matter what you do , you will never become famous in toronto . the only thing you can do is jealous . feel so sorry for you
看来嫉妒是会让人疯狂的。你这位相声业余爱好者精神头全放在嫉贤妒能上了，难怪成不了气候，只能做些小人之举。结果也只能遭众人耻笑。