"懷璧其罪" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ pi⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /waːi̯²¹ pɪk̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sɵy̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ pi⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/, /waːi̯²¹ pɪk̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sɵy̯²²/ Chinese transliterations: huáibìqízuì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], waai⁴ bik¹ kei⁴ zeoi⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], huáibìqízuì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], huáibìcízuèi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], huai²-pi⁴-chʻi²-tsui⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hwái-bì-chí-dzwèi [Mandarin, Yale], hwaibihchyitzuey [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хуайбицицзуй [Mandarin, Palladius], xuajbiciczuj [Mandarin, Palladius], wàaih bīk kèih jeuih [Cantonese, Yale], waai⁴ bik⁷ kei⁴ dzoey⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], wai⁴ big¹ kéi⁴ zêu⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], hweaj pjiek gi dzwojX [Middle-Chinese], /*[ɡ]ˤruj pek ɡə [dz]ˤujʔ/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*ɡruːl peɡ ɡɯ zuːlʔ/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: From Zuo Zhuan (《左傳·桓公十年》): : 初，虞叔有玉，虞公求旃。弗獻。既而悔之。曰：「周諺有之：『匹夫無罪，懷璧其罪。』吾焉用此，其以賈害也？」乃獻。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]初，虞叔有玉，虞公求旃。弗献。既而悔之。曰：「周谚有之：『匹夫无罪，怀璧其罪。』吾焉用此，其以贾害也？」乃献。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version Chū, Yú Shū yǒu yù, Yú Gōng qiú zhān. Fú xiàn. Jì ér huǐ zhī. Yuē: “Zhōu yàn yǒu zhī: ‘Pǐfū wú zuì, huái bì qí zuì.’ Wú yān yòng cǐ, qí yǐ gǔ hài yě?” Nǎi xiàn. [Pinyin] The 3rd brother of the duke of Yu had a valuable piece of jade, which the duke asked of him. He refused it, but afterwards repented, saying, "There is the proverb in Zhou, 'A man may have no crime; — that he keeps his bi is his crime.' This jade is of no use to me; — shall I buy my hurt with it?" He then presented it to the duke. Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《左傳·桓公十年》)}} (《左傳·桓公十年》), {{zh-x|初，^虞 ^叔 有 玉，^虞 ^公 求 旃。弗 獻。既 而 悔 之。曰：「周 諺 有 之：『匹夫 無 罪，懷.璧.其.罪。』吾 焉 用 此，其 以 賈 害 也？」乃 獻。|The 3rd brother of the duke of Yu had a valuable piece of jade, which the duke asked of him. He refused it, but afterwards repented, saying, "There is the proverb in Zhou, 'A man may have no crime; — that he keeps his bi is his crime.' This jade is of no use to me; — shall I buy my hurt with it?" He then presented it to the duke.|collapsed=y|ref=Zuozhuan-L}} 初，虞叔有玉，虞公求旃。弗獻。既而悔之。曰：「周諺有之：『匹夫無罪，懷璧其罪。』吾焉用此，其以賈害也？」乃獻。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]初，虞叔有玉，虞公求旃。弗献。既而悔之。曰：「周谚有之：『匹夫无罪，怀璧其罪。』吾焉用此，其以贾害也？」乃献。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version Chū, Yú Shū yǒu yù, Yú Gōng qiú zhān. Fú xiàn. Jì ér huǐ zhī. Yuē: “Zhōu yàn yǒu zhī: ‘Pǐfū wú zuì, huái bì qí zuì.’ Wú yān yòng cǐ, qí yǐ gǔ hài yě?” Nǎi xiàn. [Pinyin] The 3rd brother of the duke of Yu had a valuable piece of jade, which the duke asked of him. He refused it, but afterwards repented, saying, "There is the proverb in Zhou, 'A man may have no crime; — that he keeps his bi is his crime.' This jade is of no use to me; — shall I buy my hurt with it?" He then presented it to the duke. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 懷璧其罪
  1. to get into trouble on account of a cherished item, fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others. Wikipedia link: Bi (jade), Zuo Zhuan Tags: idiomatic Derived forms: 匹夫無罪，懷璧其罪, 匹夫无罪，怀璧其罪
    Sense id: en-懷璧其罪-zh-phrase-s~7h2ATF Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese entries with language name categories using raw markup, Chinese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

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      "zh-pron": "/*[ɡ]ˤruj pek ɡə [dz]ˤujʔ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*ɡruːl peɡ ɡɯ zuːlʔ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ pi⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːi̯²¹ pɪk̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sɵy̯²²/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[ɡ]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[dz]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*ɡruːl peɡ ɡɯ zuːlʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "懷璧其罪"
}

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