| 人怕出名猪怕肥 |
rén pà chū míng zhū pà féi |
lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) / fig. fame has its price |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 怕 |
Pà |
surname Pa |
| 怕 |
pà |
to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps |
| 出 |
chū |
to go out; to come out / to arise; to occur / to produce; to yield / to go beyond; to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc |
| 出 |
chū |
variant of 出 (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) |
| 出名 |
chū míng |
well-known for sth / to become well known / to make one's mark / to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc) |
| 名 |
míng |
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people |
| 猪 |
zhū |
hog / pig / swine / CL:口,头 |
| 怕 |
Pà |
surname Pa |
| 怕 |
pà |
to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps |
| 肥 |
féi |
fat / fertile / loose-fitting or large / to fertilize / to become rich by illegal means / fertilizer / manure |