|
||
人怕出名豬怕肥
jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng4*2 zyu1 paa3 fei4 |
||
fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs. or: one should be cautious of fame, as a pig should fear becoming fat. Alternative: 人怕出名豬怕壯 Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
||
人怕出名豬怕肥 | ||
This word has been viewed 2029 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 3rd Nov 2005 19:32 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
||
|
||
Learn Chinese | Learn Chinese in China | Learn Mandarin in China | Chinese School | Chinese Lessons in the UK |
||
Characters in this word:人 jan4 - person; human being怕 paa3 - fear; dread; afraid of; perhaps 出 ceot1 - go out; show up; exceed; put up; produce 名 ming4 meng2 - name; fame 豬 zyu1 - pig 怕 paa3 - fear; dread; afraid of; perhaps 肥 fei4 - fat; greasy; fertile; fertilizer |
||