shù​dà​zhāo​fēng

to attract trouble by being prominent

  • created sense approved 树大招风/樹大招風 · shù​dà​zhāo​fēng · to attract trouble by being prominent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    树大招风 / 樹大招風

    shù​dà​zhāo​fēng

    to attract trouble by being prominent

    literally 'a tall tree attracts the wind'; used to describe how a person of high status, wealth, or fame is more likely to be targeted by criticism, jealousy, or trouble

    树 (literal) → 树/樹 · shù · tree 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big 招 (literal) → 招 · zhāo · to incur 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind

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    created sense