chūtóudechuánzixiānlàn
conspicuousness
出头的椽子先烂 (出頭的椽子先爛) chūtóudechuánzixiānlàn
- conspicuousness
- Literal rafters that jut out rot first; figuratively, anyone who stands out or makes themselves a target by being conspicuous will be the first to be attacked or suffer.
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