"crab mentality" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 螃蟹心態

Definition

一種思維方式，人們因為嫉妒而阻止他人成功，就像桶裡的螃蟹彼此拉扯，不讓其他螃蟹爬出來。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用來批評團體或社羣心態，屬於非正式、比喻性用語，常見於討論嫉妒與缺乏支持他人成功時。常與“有”、“展現”或“陷入螃蟹心態”一起用。

Examples

Many teams fail because of crab mentality.

許多團隊因為**螃蟹心態**而失敗。

We should avoid crab mentality and support each other.

我們應該避免**螃蟹心態**，互相支持。

Her classmates showed crab mentality when she won the prize.

她贏得獎項時，同學們表現出**螃蟹心態**。

You’ll never get ahead in a company that suffers from crab mentality.

你永遠無法在有**螃蟹心態**的公司中獲得進步。

Don't fall into the trap of crab mentality just because someone else is succeeding.

不要因為別人成功就陷入**螃蟹心態**的陷阱。

Social media can highlight both support and crab mentality among friends.

社羣媒體能展現朋友間的支持，也能顯現**螃蟹心態**。