人怕出名豬怕壯

简 人怕出名猪怕壮 · 繁 人怕出名豬怕壯
Mandarin · pinyin rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng

Meanings

  1. lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
  2. fig. fame has its price
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人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
怕
pà · to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
出
chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
名
míng · name, rank, title, position
豬
zhū · pig, hog
壯
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猪
zhū · pig, hog, wild boar
壮
zhuàng · big, large; robust; name of tribe
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2–4–1–2–1–4–4 · ren2 pa4 chu1 ming2 zhu1 pa4 zhuang4

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jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng2 zyu1 paa3 zong3

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proverb

  1. fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs

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Exact source record人怕出名豬怕壯 人怕出名猪怕壮 [ren2 pa4 chu1 ming2 zhu1 pa4 zhuang4] /lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)/fig. fame has its price/