人怕出名猪怕肥 in English ren2 pa4 chu1 ming2 zhu1 pa4 fei2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
  • metaphorically fame has its price

Simplified Characters

人 怕 出 名 猪 怕 肥

Traditional Characters

人 怕 出 名 豬 怕 肥

Pinyin

ren2 pa4 chu1 ming2 zhu1 pa4 fei2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

人ren2man 怕pa4surname Pa 出chu1to go out 名ming2name 猪zhu1hog 怕pa4surname Pa 肥fei2fat