光脚的不怕穿鞋的 in English guang1 jiao3 de5 bu4 pa4 chuan1 xie2 de5 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power

Simplified Characters

光 脚 的 不 怕 穿 鞋 的

Traditional Characters

光 腳 的 不 怕 穿 鞋 的

Pinyin

guang1 jiao3 de5 bu4 pa4 chuan1 xie2 de5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

光guang1light 脚jiao3foot 的de5of 不bu4(negative prefix) 怕pa4surname Pa 穿chuan1to wear 鞋xie2shoe 的de5of