无事献殷勤，非奸即盗 in English wu2 shi4 xian4 yin1 qin2 , fei1 jian1 ji2 dao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

无 事 献 殷 勤 ， 非 奸 即 盗

Traditional Characters

無 事 獻 殷 勤 ， 非 姦 即 盜

Pinyin

wu2 shi4 xian4 yin1 qin2 , fei1 jian1 ji2 dao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

无wu2not to have 事shi4matter 献xian4to offer 殷yin1surname Yin 勤qin2diligent ， 非fei1abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa 奸jian1wicked 即ji2namely 盗dao4to steal