人怕出名豬怕壯
简 人怕出名猪怕壮 · 繁 人怕出名豬怕壯Meanings
- lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
- fig. fame has its price
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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
- fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs
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