无事献殷勤，非奸即盗

Traditional form:

無事獻殷勤，非姦即盜

Pinyin (reading):

wúshìxiànyīnqín,fēijiānjídào

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 无 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
• 献 - to offer, to present; to show, to display
• 殷 - many, great; abundant, flourishing
• 勤 - industrious, diligent, attentive
• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose
• 奸 - crafty, dishonest, selfish; evil, villainous; adultery
• 即 - promptly, quickly, immediately
• 盗 - to rob, to steal; thief, bandit

Traditional characters:

• 無 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
• 獻 - to offer, to present; to show, to display
• 殷 - many, great; abundant, flourishing
• 勤 - industrious, diligent, attentive
• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose
• 姦 - crafty, dishonest, selfish; evil, villainous; adultery
• 即 - promptly, quickly, immediately
• 盜 - to rob, to steal; thief, bandit