樹大招風
Chinese
| tree | big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
provoke; to recruit | wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (樹大招風) | 樹 | 大 | 招 | 風 | |
| simp. (树大招风) | 树 | 大 | 招 | 风 | |
| Literally: “tree big provoke wind”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shùdàzhāofēng
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄠ ㄈㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shùdàjhaofong
- Wade–Giles: shu4-ta4-chao1-fêng1
- Yale: shù-dà-jāu-fēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuhdahjaufeng
- Palladius: шудачжаофэн (šudačžaofɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: syu6 daai6 ziu1 fung1
- Yale: syuh daaih jīu fūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sy6 daai6 dziu1 fung1
- Guangdong Romanization: xu6 dai6 jiu1 fung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /syː²² taːi̯²² t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
樹大招風
- (figurative) prominence invites trouble