人怕出名猪怕肥
人怕出名猪怕肥
rén pà chū míng zhū pà féi
lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter); fig. fame has its price
Traditional: 人怕出名豬怕肥
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- lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
- fig. fame has its price
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Related Words
人怕出名猪怕壮(rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng)— lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
→男怕入错行，女怕嫁错郎(nán pà rù cuò háng , nǚ pà jià cuò láng)— men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb)
→侯门似海(hóu mén sì hǎi)— lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
→一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳(yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng)— once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
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