光脚的不怕穿鞋的 guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de

the weak have no fear of the strong

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
  2. 2. lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
光 guāng HSK 4
light; bright; only
脚 jiǎo HSK 3
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)
的 de HSK 1
(used after an attribute)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
怕 pà HSK 3
to be afraid; to fear; perhaps
穿 chuān HSK 2
to wear; to put on; to dress
鞋 xié HSK 3
shoe; variant of 鞋xié
的 de HSK 1
(used after an attribute)