铁生锈则坏，人生妒则败鐵生鏽則壞，人生妒則敗鐵生鏽則壞，人生妒則敗

Iron that rusts goes bad, a person who grows jealous fails

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Envy of the able leads you to harm others and finally ruins yourself. A warning.

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Simplified: 铁生锈则坏，人生妒则败
Traditional (Taiwan): 鐵生鏽則壞，人生妒則敗
Pinyin: tiě shēngxiù zé huài, rénshēng dù zé bài
Bopomofo: ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄥㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄞˋ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥㄉㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄅㄞˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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