落水的鳳凰不如雞

Chinese
to fall into the water; to go into the water
 
really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
 fenghuang; the "Chinese phoenix"
 
to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior to
 fowl; chicken
trad. (落水的鳳凰不如雞) 落水 的 鳳凰 不如 雞
simp. (落水的凤凰不如鸡) 落水 的 凤凰 不如 鸡

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): luòshuǐ de fènghuáng bùrú jī
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄈㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: luòshuǐ de fènghuáng bùrú jī
      • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄈㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohshoei .de fenqhwang buru ji
      • IPA (key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ fɤŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

Proverb

落水的鳳凰不如雞

  1. an important person that has lost their power or has become down-and-out is even more inferior than common folk.

Synonyms
  • 落魄的鳳凰不如雞／落魄的凤凰不如鸡 (variant form)

See also
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