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光腳的不怕穿鞋的

简光脚的不怕穿鞋的 · 繁光腳的不怕穿鞋的

Mandarin · pinyin guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de

lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power

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光: guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only
腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
怕: pà · to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
穿: chuān · penetrate, pierce, drill; wear
鞋: xié · shoes, footwear in general
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation

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1–3–5–4–4–1–2–5 · guang1 jiao3 de5 bu4 pa4 chuan1 xie2 de5

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