人怕出名豬怕壯
rén​pà​chū​míng​zhū​pà​zhuàng

fame has its price

  • created sense approved 人怕出名猪怕壮/人怕出名豬怕壯 · rén​pà​chū​míng​zhū​pà​zhuàng · fame has its price — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人怕出名猪怕壮 / 人怕出名豬怕壯

    rén​pà​chū​míng​zhū​pà​zhuàng

    fame has its price

    Literally "people fear getting famous just as pigs fear getting fat" (because it leads to slaughter); used to express that being well-known brings unwanted trouble or danger.

    人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 怕 (literal) → 怕 · pà · to fear 出名 (literal) → 出名 · chū​míng · to become famous 猪 (literal) → 猪/豬 · zhū · pig 怕 (literal) → 怕 · pà · to fear 壮 (literal) → 壮/壯 · zhuàng · strong

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