人怕出名猪怕壮

Traditional: 人怕出名豬怕壯

rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng

Dictionary entry

lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)

What does 人怕出名猪怕壮 mean?

人怕出名猪怕壮 (rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)

2fig. fame has its price

Character breakdown

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人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]怕Pàsurname Pa 出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur 名míngname · noun (part of speech)猪zhūhog · pig 壮ZhuàngZhuang ethnic group, the largest ethnic minority in China

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How to pronounce 人怕出名猪怕壮

人怕出名猪怕壮

rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng

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