树大招风
树大招风
shù dà zhāo fēng
lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom); fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism
idiom
Traditional: 樹大招風
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- (idiom) lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)
- fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism
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Related Words
一枝独秀(yī zhī dú xiù)— lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
→同类相吸(tóng lèi xiāng xī)— Like attracts like.
→失道寡助(shī dào guǎ zhù)— an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
→得道多助，失道寡助(dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù)— A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
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