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大樹底下好乘涼
简 大树底下好乘凉 · 繁 大樹底下好乘涼Mandarin · pinyin dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
Meanings
- lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
- fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
Characters in this entry
- 大
- dà · big, great, vast, large, high
- 樹
- shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
- 底
- dǐ · bottom, underneath, underside
- 下
- xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
- 好
- hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
- 乘
- chéng · ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
- 涼
- liáng · cool, cold; disheartened
- 树
- shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
- 凉
- liáng · cool, cold; disheartened
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Mandarin tones
4–4–3–4–3–2–2 · da4 shu4 di3 xia4 hao3 cheng2 liang2
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proverb
- One benefits by proximity to an influential person.
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