瘦死的駱駝比馬大

Chinese
tight; thin; lean
 
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
 camel
 
side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio
 horse; surname
 
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
trad. (瘦死的駱駝比馬大) 瘦 死 的 駱駝 比 馬 大
simp. (瘦死的骆驼比马大) 瘦 死 的 骆驼 比 马 大

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shòu sǐ de luòtuo bǐ mǎ dà
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄙˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄊㄨㄛ ㄅㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: shòu sǐ de luòtuo bǐ mǎ dà [Phonetic: shòusǐdeluòtuobímǎdà]
      • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄙˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄊㄨㄛ ㄅㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: show syy .de luoh.tuo bii maa dah
      • IPA (key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ¹ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tä⁵¹/

Idiom

瘦死的駱駝比馬大

  1. although someone/something is inferior compared with oneself's past or fellows, the one is still better than people/things of one's inferior rank.
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