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高處不勝寒
高處不勝寒
See also: 高处不胜寒
Chinese
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|- ! !high; tall
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a place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to stay; get along with; to be in a position of; deal with
!not; no; (negative prefix) !victorious; (also sheng4) able to do; competent enough to !cold; poor; to tremble |- !trad. (高處不勝寒) | 高 | 處 | 不 | 勝 | 寒 |- !simp. (高处不胜寒) | 高 | 处 | 不 | 胜 | 寒 |- !Literally: “One can't withstand the cold when in high places.”. |}
Proverb
高處不勝寒
- It's lonely at the top.