瘦死的骆驼比马大
shòu​sǐ​de​luò​tuo​bǐ​mǎ​dà

a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse

  • created sense approved 瘦死的骆驼比马大/瘦死的駱駝比馬大 · shòu​sǐ​de​luò​tuo​bǐ​mǎ​dà · a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瘦死的骆驼比马大 / 瘦死的駱駝比馬大

    shòu​sǐ​de​luò​tuo​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.

    shòu​sǐ​de​luò​tuó​bǐ​mǎ​dà

    瘦 (literal) → 瘦 · shòu · thin 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 的 (bound) → 的 · de · [possessive/attributive] 骆驼 (literal) → 骆驼/駱駝 · luò​tuo · camel 比 (literal) → 比 · bǐ · [comparison] 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big

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