光脚的不怕穿鞋的

Traditional form:

光腳的不怕穿鞋的

Pinyin (reading):

guāngjiǎodebùpàchuānxiéde

Definitions:

• lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
• fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power

Characters:

• 光 - light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
• 脚 - leg, foot; foundation, base
• 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 怕 - to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive
• 穿 - to drill, to pierce; to dress, to wear
• 鞋 - shoes, footwear in general
• 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix

Traditional characters:

• 光 - light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
• 腳 - leg, foot; foundation, base
• 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 怕 - to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive
• 穿 - to drill, to pierce; to dress, to wear
• 鞋 - shoes, footwear in general
• 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix