人怕出名豬怕壯 rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
  2. fig. fame has its price

CHARACTERS

人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
怕 pà
HSK 3
to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce
名 míng
HSK 1
name, rank, title, position
豬 zhū pig, hog
怕 pà
HSK 3
to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
壯 zhuàng big, large; robust; name of tribe