樹大招風

Chinese

		tree	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	provoke; to recruit	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner
trad. (樹大招風)		樹	大	招	風
simp. (树大招风)		树	大	招	风
Literally: “tree big provoke wind”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shùdàzhāofēng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄠㄈㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syu⁶ daai⁶ ziu¹ fung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shùdàzhāofēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄠㄈㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuhdahjaufeng
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ta̠⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: syu⁶ daai⁶ ziu¹ fung¹
  - Yale: syuh daaih jīu fūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sy⁶ daai⁶ dziu¹ fung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xu⁶ dai⁶ jiu¹ fung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyː²² taːi̯²² t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

樹大招風

(figuratively) prominence invites trouble

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