瘦死的駱駝比馬大

sau3 sei2 dik1 lok3 to4 bei2 maa5 daai6

lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom) · fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people · a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
  2. fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
  3. a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people

Written Forms

瘦死的駱駝比馬大Traditional · Main Form
瘦死的骆驼比马大Alternate Form

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