出头的椽子先烂

chū tóu de chuán zi xiān làn

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 出头的椽子先烂

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