树大招风 — “Prominence invites trouble”
树大招风 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Prominence invites trouble”. A prominent person is easily targeted or criticized. Literally, “Big trees attract the wind”.
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树大招风 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他刚获得了一项大奖，现在走到哪里都受人关注，真是树大招风啊。
He just won a major award, and now he attracts attention wherever he goes; it truly shows how prominence invites trouble.
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What does 树大招风 mean?
树大招风 (shù dà zhāo fēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Prominence invites trouble”.
How do you pronounce 树大招风?
树大招风 is pronounced shù dà zhāo fēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 树大招风 literally mean?
Literally, 树大招风 means “Big trees attract the wind”. It is used to mean “Prominence invites trouble”.
What is the Chinese definition of 树大招风?
比喻人出了名或有了钱财就容易惹人注意，引起麻烦。