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虎落平陽被犬欺 (fu2 lok6 ping4 joeng4 bei6 hyun2 hei1) — A man who loses position and influence may be subjected to much indignity in Cantonese

fuˊ²虎lokˍ₆落pingˎ₄平joengˎ₄陽beiˍ₆被hyunˊ²犬heiˉ¹欺
简 虎落平阳被犬欺
Mandarin Pinyin: hu3 luo4 ping2 yang2 bei4 quan3 qi1

Meaning of 虎落平陽被犬欺

nounA man who loses position and influence may be subjected to much indignity

Characters in 虎落平陽被犬欺

虎fu2
brave; fierce; savage; vigorous
落lok6
natural and poised
平ping4
peaceful; amity
陽joeng4
a Chinese family name
被bei6
be (used before passive verb when the doer of the action is not mentioned); suffer (from)
犬hyun2
dog; canine | [Syn] 狗
欺hei1
disregard the dictates of one's own conscience

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