杀君马者道旁儿 in English sha1 jun1 ma3 zhe3 dao4 pang2 er2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) bystanders killed the king's horse (idiomatic expression) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion)
  • metaphorically beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on

Simplified Characters

杀 君 马 者 道 旁 儿

Traditional Characters

殺 君 馬 者 道 旁 兒

Pinyin

sha1 jun1 ma3 zhe3 dao4 pang2 er2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

杀sha1to kill 君jun1monarch 马ma3surname Ma 者zhe3(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 道dao4road 旁pang2one side 儿er2variant of 人[ren2]