"大魚吃小魚,小魚吃蝦米" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Chinese]

IPA: /tä⁵¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mi²/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tä⁵¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mi²/ Chinese transliterations: dàyú chī xiǎoyú [Mandarin, Pinyin], xiǎoyú chī xiāmi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ ㄔ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄔ ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄇㄧ [Mandarin, bopomofo], dàyú chī xiǎoyú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], xiǎoyú chī xiāmi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], dàyú chih siǎoyú [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], siǎoyú chih siami̊ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ta⁴-yü² chʻih¹ hsiao³-yü² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hsiao³-yü² chʻih¹ hsia¹-mi⁵ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dà-yú chr̄ syǎu-yú- [Mandarin, Yale], syǎu-yú chr̄ syā-mi [Mandarin, Yale], dahyu chy sheauyu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], sheauyu chy shia.mi [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], даюй чи сяоюй [Mandarin, Palladius], сяоюй чи сями [Mandarin, Palladius], dajuj či sjaojuj [Mandarin, Palladius], sjaojuj či sjami [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 大鱼吃小鱼,小鱼吃虾米
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 大魚吃小魚,小魚吃蝦米
  1. The weak are the prey of the strong; might makes right Derived forms: 大魚吃小魚 (dà yú chī xiǎo yú), 大鱼吃小鱼 (dà yú chī xiǎo yú) Related terms: ปลาใหญ่กินปลาเล็ก [Thai]
    Sense id: en-大魚吃小魚,小魚吃蝦米-zh-proverb-h0~WQagV Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Mandarin proverbs

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  "literal_meaning": "The big fish eat the little fish, and the little fish eat small shrimps.",
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          "roman": "dà yú chī xiǎo yú",
          "word": "大魚吃小魚"
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          "roman": "dà yú chī xiǎo yú",
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          "roman": "Dà yú chī xiǎo yú, xiǎo yú chī xiāmi, xiāmi chī lànní. [Pinyin]",
          "text": "大魚吃小魚,小魚吃蝦米,蝦米吃爛泥。 [MSC, trad.]\n大鱼吃小鱼,小鱼吃虾米,虾米吃烂泥。 [MSC, simp.]",
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          "might makes right"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "ปลาใหญ่กินปลาเล็ก"
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      "zh-pron": "dàyú chī xiǎoyú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎoyú chī xiāmi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ ㄔ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄔ ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄇㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàyú chī xiǎoyú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎoyú chī xiāmi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàyú chih siǎoyú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siǎoyú chih siami̊"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ta⁴-yü² chʻih¹ hsiao³-yü²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsiao³-yü² chʻih¹ hsia¹-mi⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dà-yú chr̄ syǎu-yú-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syǎu-yú chr̄ syā-mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dahyu chy sheauyu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheauyu chy shia.mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "даюй чи сяоюй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяоюй чи сями"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dajuj či sjaojuj"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjaojuj či sjami"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä⁵¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mi²/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä⁵¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mi²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "大魚吃小魚,小魚吃蝦米"
}
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      "roman": "dà yú chī xiǎo yú",
      "word": "大魚吃小魚"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dà yú chī xiǎo yú",
      "word": "大鱼吃小鱼"
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  "literal_meaning": "The big fish eat the little fish, and the little fish eat small shrimps.",
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  "related": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "ปลาใหญ่กินปลาเล็ก"
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          "english": "The big fish eat the little fish, the little fish eat small shrimps, and the shrimps eat sludge.",
          "roman": "Dà yú chī xiǎo yú, xiǎo yú chī xiāmi, xiāmi chī lànní. [Pinyin]",
          "text": "大魚吃小魚,小魚吃蝦米,蝦米吃爛泥。 [MSC, trad.]\n大鱼吃小鱼,小鱼吃虾米,虾米吃烂泥。 [MSC, simp.]",
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          "might makes right",
          "might makes right"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "dàyú chī xiǎoyú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎoyú chī xiāmi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ ㄔ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄔ ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄇㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàyú chī xiǎoyú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎoyú chī xiāmi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàyú chih siǎoyú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siǎoyú chih siami̊"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ta⁴-yü² chʻih¹ hsiao³-yü²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsiao³-yü² chʻih¹ hsia¹-mi⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dà-yú chr̄ syǎu-yú-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syǎu-yú chr̄ syā-mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dahyu chy sheauyu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheauyu chy shia.mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "даюй чи сяоюй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяоюй чи сями"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dajuj či sjaojuj"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjaojuj či sjami"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä⁵¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mi²/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä⁵¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mi²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "大魚吃小魚,小魚吃蝦米"
}
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