4 characters Idiom and proverb 6 972

Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「同美相妒」 for your learning.

The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「同美相妒」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.

Jealous: jealous. Refers to people with good looks or talents being jealous of each other.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tóng měi xiàng dù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tung4 mei5 seung2 dou3

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