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Open the tool →人怕出名猪怕壮 (rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “People fear gaining fame as much as pigs fear getting fat”.
人怕出名猪怕壮 is pronounced rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 人怕出名猪怕壮 means “People fear becoming famous, pigs fear becoming fat”. It is used to mean “People fear gaining fame as much as pigs fear getting fat”.
人怕出了名招致麻烦,就象猪长肥了就要被宰杀一样。