瘦死的駱駝比馬大

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Chinese

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tight; thin; lean
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
really and truly; aim; clear
really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
 
camel
side by side; compare; to gesture
side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio
 
horse; surname
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
trad. (瘦死的駱駝比馬大) 駱駝
simp. (瘦死的骆驼比马大) 骆驼
alternative forms 餓死的駱駝比馬大饿死的骆驼比马大
Literally: “a camel starved to death is (still) bigger than a (living) horse”.

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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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.
  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.