shòu​sǐ​de​luò​tuo​bǐ​mǎ​dà

a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse

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瘦死的骆驼比马大/ 瘦死的駱駝比馬大 shòu​sǐ​de​luò​tuo​bǐ​mǎ​dà (also shòu​sǐ​de​luò​tuó​bǐ​mǎ​dà) a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse

(proverb) Literally means even a starved camel is still larger than a horse; used to describe how a wealthy or influential person remains better off than ordinary people even after their status has declined.

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