無事獻殷勤，非姦即盜

mou4 si6 hin3 jan1 kan4, fei1 gaan1 zik1 dou6

one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)

Written Forms

無事獻殷勤，非姦即盜Traditional · Main Form
无事献殷勤，非奸即盗Alternate Form

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