shù
zhāo
fēng

idiom
common

Meaning of 树大招风

树大招风 means a tall tree catches the wind; fig. famous or prominent people attract criticism and jealousy. Pronounced shù dà zhāo fēng.

  • a tall tree catches the wind; fig. famous or prominent people attract criticism and jealousy

Definitions & Examples

Shù
zhāo
fēng
 
hái
shì
diào
diǎn
hǎo
 

A tall tree catches the wind—you'd better keep a lower profile.

xiàn
zài
shì
wǎng
luò
hóng
rén
 
shù
zhāo
fēng
 
rèn
xiǎo
cuò
dōu
huì
bèi
fàng
 

He's an internet celebrity now, and like a tall tree catching the wind, any small mistake gets magnified.

Zhè
jiā
gōng
guī
tài
 
shù
zhāo
fēng
 
chéng
le
jiān
guǎn
de
zhòng
diǎn
duì
xiàng
 

The company has grown so large that, like a big tree attracting the wind, it has become a primary target for regulators.

Suǒ
wèi
zhèng
shù
zhāo
fēng
 
rén
chū
míng
zhū
zhuàng
 

As the saying goes, a tall tree catches the wind, and just as people fear fame, pigs fear getting fat.