杀君马者道旁儿
Traditional: 殺君馬者道旁兒Dictionary entry
lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion)
What does 杀君马者道旁儿 mean?
杀君马者道旁儿 (shā jūn mǎ zhě dào páng ér) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion)
2fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on
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杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack · to weaken; to reduce君jūnmonarch · lord马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... · (after a noun) person involved in ...道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) · (bound form) way; reason; principle旁pángone side · other儿érchild · son
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