a scoundrel hates persons of integrity(dào yuàn zhǔ rén)

a scoundrel hates persons of integrity

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à oyu à nzh à R é n, which means that a wicked person resents an upright person, the same as "a thief hates his master". From Shuoyuan Jingshen.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Xiang of the Han Dynasty wrote in Shuo Yuan Jing Shen: "if a thief complains about his master, the people will harm him. A gentleman knows that the world can't be covered."

Idiom usage

It means that the wicked hate the upright.

Chinese PinYin : dào yuàn zhǔ rén