be ashamed of one's inadequacy while envying another's competence(cán fú qǐ hè)

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.

Chinese PinYin : cán fú qǐ hè