to envy (success, talent)

jealous; variant of 妒[du4]

woman (女) + [sound: dù] (户) = to envy

The woman radical (女) carries the meaning, rooting jealousy in human feeling. 户 mainly lends the sound dù and does not add to the sense.

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忌同事得到了那份工作。

tā dù jì tóng shì dé dào le nà fèn gōng zuò。

She envied her colleague for getting that job.

他心里有些意,因为弟弟比他更有才华。

tā xīn lǐ yǒu xiē dù yì,yīn wèi dì di bǐ tā gèng yǒu cái huá。

He felt a little jealousy in his heart, because his younger brother was more talented than him.

Words with 妒

天妒英才

tiān dù yīng cái

heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with

妒嫉

dù jí

to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)

妒忌

dù jì

to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)

妒能害贤

dù néng hài xián

jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)

妒贤嫉能

dù xián jí néng

see 嫉賢妒能|嫉贤妒能[ji2 xian2 du4 neng2]

嫉妒

jí dù

to be jealous of; to envy

嫉贤妒能

jí xián dù néng

(idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented

忌妒

jì du

to be jealous of; to envy

羡慕嫉妒恨

xiàn mù jí dù hèn

to be green with envy (neologism c. 2009)

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