出头的椽子先烂

chū tóu de chuán zi xiān làn

Definitions

1. lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom)
2. fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack

Child Words of 出头的椽子先烂

• 先 xiān: early
• 出 chū: to go out
• 出头 chū tóu: to get out of a predicament
• 子 zǐ: son
• 烂 làn: soft; mushy
• 的 de: of; ~'s (possessive particle)
• 的 dī: see 的士[dī shì]
• 的 dí: really and truly
• 的 dì: (bound form) bull's-eye; target
• 头 tóu: head
• 椽 chuán: beam
• 椽子 chuán zi: beam