落水的鳳凰不如雞
落水的凤凰不如鸡
luòshuǐdefènghuángbùrújī
an important person that has lost their power or has become down-and-out is even more inferior than common folk.
Entry Composition
| 1 | 落水 | luòshuǐ |
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| =2 | 的 | de |
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| =2 | 的 | dī | a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì) |
| =2 | 的 | dí | really and truly |
| =2 | 的 | dì | (bound form) bull's-eye; target |
| =3 | 鳳凰 | Fènghuáng | see 鳳凰縣 Fènghuáng Xiàn |
| =3 | 鳳凰 | fènghuáng | phoenix |
| 4 | 不如 | bùrú |
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| 5 | 雞 | jī |
classifier: 隻 |