瘦死的骆驼比马大 in English shou4 si3 de5 luo4 tuo5 bi3 ma3 da4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
  • a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people

Simplified Characters

瘦 死 的 骆 驼 比 马 大

Traditional Characters

瘦 死 的 駱 駝 比 馬 大

Pinyin

shou4 si3 de5 luo4 tuo5 bi3 ma3 da4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

瘦shou4thin 死si3to die 的de5of 骆luo4surname Luo 驼tuo2hump or hunchbacked 比bi3Belgium 马ma3surname Ma 大da4big