树大招风

Traditional: 樹大招風

shù dà zhāo fēng

Dictionary entry

lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)

What does 树大招风 mean?

树大招风 (shù dà zhāo fēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)

2fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism

Character breakdown

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树shùtree · CL:棵[ke1]大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)招zhāoto recruit · to provoke 风fēngwind · news

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树大招风

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