be ashamed of one's inadequacy while envying another's competence
I am ashamed to be a crane. As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C á NF ú Q ǐ h è, which means to be ashamed of one's own shortcomings and envious of others' strengths. From Wenxindiaolong Yangqi.
The origin of Idioms
Liu Xie, liang of the Southern Dynasty, wrote in Wen Xin Diao Long Yang Qi: "if you have limited tools, you can use them with boundless wisdom, or if you are ashamed to be like a crane, you can use them to express your thoughts."
Idiom usage
He is ashamed of himself and envies others. example please don't be ashamed of yourself.
be ashamed of one's inadequacy while envying another's competence
The warbler is jealous of the swallow - yīng cāi yàn dù
seek far and neglect what lies close at hand - shě jìn qiú yuǎn
encourage the free airing of views - guǎng kāi yán lù