瘦死的駱駝比馬大

瘦死的駱駝比馬大

Chinese

		tight; thin; lean	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	camel	side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio	horse; surname	big; great; huge 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

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• 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.