| 天妒英才 |
tiān dù yīng cái |
heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with / those whom the Gods love die young |
| 天 |
tiān |
day / sky / heaven |
| 妒 |
dù |
to envy (success, talent) / jealous |
| 妒 |
dù |
variant of 妒 |
| 英 |
Yīng |
United Kingdom / British / England / English / abbr. for 英国 |
| 英 |
yīng |
hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom |
| 才 |
cái |
ability; talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only |
| 才 |
cái |
(variant of 才) just now / (variant of 才) (before an expression of quantity) only |