光脚的不怕穿鞋的
Traditional: 光腳的不怕穿鞋的Dictionary entry
lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
What does 光脚的不怕穿鞋的 mean?
光脚的不怕穿鞋的 (guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
2fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
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光guānglight; ray (CL:道[dao4]) · bright; shiny脚jiǎofoot · leg (of an animal or an object)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle) · (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-怕Pàsurname Pa穿chuānto bore through; to pierce; to perforate · to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)鞋xiéshoe · CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
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