"瘦死的駱駝比馬大" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ¹ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ¹ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: shòu sǐ de luòtuo bǐ mǎ dà [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄡˋ ㄙˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄊㄨㄛ ㄅㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], shòu sǐ de luòtuo bǐ mǎ dà [Phonetic:shòusǐdeluòtuobímǎdà] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], shòu sǐh de̊ luòtuo̊ bǐ mǎ dà [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], shou⁴ ssŭ³ tê⁵ lo⁴-tʻo⁵ pi³ ma³ ta⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shòu sž de lwò-two bǐ mǎ dà [Mandarin, Yale], show syy .de luoh.tuo bii maa dah [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шоу сы дэ лото би ма да [Mandarin, Palladius], šou sy dɛ loto bi ma da [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 瘦死的骆驼比马大, 餓死的駱駝比馬大
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 瘦死的駱駝比馬大
  1. (figurative) Although a rich family has become less rich than previous, they are still richer than a poor family. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-瘦死的駱駝比馬大-zh-proverb-UmhnnTLy
  2. (figurative) Although someone/something is inferior compared with oneself's past or fellows, the one is still better than people/things of one's inferior rank. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-瘦死的駱駝比馬大-zh-proverb-VvE-2~Xp Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Chinese proverbs: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
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          "english": "Alas, I understand that's hard. But as the saying goes, \"A camel starved to death is still larger than a horse\". No matter how, a hair plucked from you is still thicker than our waists (i.e. a small donation from you is still much more than our worth) !",
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          "ref": " Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18ᵗʰ century CE",
          "roman": "Ài, wǒ yěshì zhīdào jiānnán de. Dàn súyǔ shuō de: ‘Shòusǐ de luòtuo bǐ mǎ dà’, píng tā zěnyàng, nǐlǎo bá gēn hánmáo bǐ wǒmen de yāo hái cū ne!",
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          "text": "噯,我也是知道艱難的。但俗語說的:『瘦死的駱駝比馬大』,憑他怎樣,你老拔根寒毛比我們的腰還粗呢!",
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          "text": "嗳,我也是知道艰难的。但俗语说的:『瘦死的骆驼比马大』,凭他怎样,你老拔根寒毛比我们的腰还粗呢!",
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        "(figurative) Although someone/something is inferior compared with oneself's past or fellows, the one is still better than people/things of one's inferior rank."
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      "zh-pron": "shòu sǐ de luòtuo bǐ mǎ dà"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄡˋ ㄙˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄊㄨㄛ ㄅㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "shòu sǐh de̊ luòtuo̊ bǐ mǎ dà"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shou⁴ ssŭ³ tê⁵ lo⁴-tʻo⁵ pi³ ma³ ta⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "shòu sž de lwò-two bǐ mǎ dà"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "show syy .de luoh.tuo bii maa dah"
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      "zh-pron": "шоу сы дэ лото би ма да"
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      "zh-pron": "šou sy dɛ loto bi ma da"
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      "ipa": "/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ¹ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/",
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      "ipa": "/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ¹ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/"
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          "english": "Alas, I understand that's hard. But as the saying goes, \"A camel starved to death is still larger than a horse\". No matter how, a hair plucked from you is still thicker than our waists (i.e. a small donation from you is still much more than our worth) !",
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          "text": "噯,我也是知道艱難的。但俗語說的:『瘦死的駱駝比馬大』,憑他怎樣,你老拔根寒毛比我們的腰還粗呢!",
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          "tags": [
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          "text": "嗳,我也是知道艰难的。但俗语说的:『瘦死的骆驼比马大』,凭他怎样,你老拔根寒毛比我们的腰还粗呢!",
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      "zh-pron": "shòu sǐ de luòtuo bǐ mǎ dà"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄡˋ ㄙˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄊㄨㄛ ㄅㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "shòu sǐ de luòtuo bǐ mǎ dà [Phonetic:shòusǐdeluòtuobímǎdà]"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "shòu sǐh de̊ luòtuo̊ bǐ mǎ dà"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shou⁴ ssŭ³ tê⁵ lo⁴-tʻo⁵ pi³ ma³ ta⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shòu sž de lwò-two bǐ mǎ dà"
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      "zh-pron": "show syy .de luoh.tuo bii maa dah"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "шоу сы дэ лото би ма да"
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      "zh-pron": "šou sy dɛ loto bi ma da"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ¹ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/",
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      "ipa": "/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ¹ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/"
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