intense jealousy; flames of envy
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
intense jealousy; flames of envy
literaryUsed metaphorically, often in conjunction with verbs like '中烧' to describe a burning feeling of envy.
Kàn看
dào到
xī昔
rì日
tóng同
shì事
fēi飞
huáng黄
téng腾
dá达
，
tā他
bù不
jìn禁
dù妒
huǒ火
zhōng中
shāo烧
。
Seeing his former colleague's meteoric rise, he couldn't help but burn with envy.
Tā她
de的
chéng成
gōng功
yǐn引
lái来
le了
páng旁
rén人
de的
dù妒
huǒ火
。
Her success ignited jealousy in others.
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Bú不
yào要
ràng让
dù妒
huǒ火
méng蒙
bì蔽
le了
nǐ你
de的
pàn判
duàn断
lì力
。
Don't let jealousy cloud your judgment.