Talent is less than virtue
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C á IQ ī NGD é B ó, which means lack of talent and moral integrity. It's from "returning home in Splendor".
The origin of Idioms
In Yuan Dynasty, Wu Mingshi's the first fold of returning home in rich clothes: "I want to live in a poor family and grow up in a white house. I have little talent and virtue, and I am poor in wisdom. If you have any help, you will not abandon me."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in modesty
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: lack of talent and virtue antonym: both ability and virtue
Chinese PinYin : cái qīng dé bó
Talent is less than virtue
Cut off one's share to heal one's family. gē gǔ liáo qīn
pointing to the round granary and presenting it as gift to a friend ( a very generous act. zhǐ què xiāng zèng
men of courage and uprightness. xuè xìng nán ér