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人怕出名豬怕肥
jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng4*2 zyu1 paa3 fei4
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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. |
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This word was added by bybell on 3rd Nov 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 |
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jan4 jan4*2 - person 怕 paa3 - fear; dread; afraid; scared 出 ceot1 - go out 名 meng4 ming4 meng4*2 ming4*2 - name, title 豬 zyu1 - pig 怕 paa3 - fear; dread; afraid; scared 肥 fei4 - fat; plump |
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