树大招风 — Chinese idiom
树大招风
shù dà zhāo fēng
Traditional: 樹大招風
Meaning
- lit. a tall tree attracts the wind
- fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism
Character by character
- 树shùtree; to plant; to set up, to establish
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 招zhāoto summon; to recruit; to levy
- 风fēngwind; air; customs, manners; news
Idioms sharing a character
- 别树一帜 bié shù yī zhì
- 别树一旗 bié shù yī qí
- 树上开花 shù shàng kāi huā
- 树碑立传 shù bēi lì zhuàn
- 独树一帜 dú shù yī zhì
- 独树一格 dú shù yī gé
- 百年树人 bǎi nián shù rén
- 绿树成荫 lǜ shù chéng yīn
- 芝兰玉树 zhī lán yù shù
- 蚍蜉撼树 pí fú hàn shù
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