Be envious of fame and ability

Be envious of fame and ability

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī nm í NGD ù n é ng, which means to brag about one's reputation and envy one's talents. It comes from the biography of Cui Zhen in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

Notes on Idioms

Pride: boast; envy: envy.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Cui Xuan in the book of the later Han Dynasty, "those who achieve it are either envious of their fame and abilities, and they are not ashamed of their own strategies. They dance their pens and speak hard to break their meaning."

Idiom usage

He thinks he is great.