大树底下好乘凉

Traditional form:

大樹底下好乘涼

Pinyin (reading):

dàshùdǐxiàhǎochéngliáng

Definitions:

• lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
• fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person

Characters:

• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 树 - tree; to plant; to set up, to establish
• 底 - bottom, underside; below, underneath
• 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
• 好 - good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
• 乘 - ride, mount; to make use of; to ascend; to multiply
• 凉 - cool, cold; disheartened

Traditional characters:

• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 樹 - tree; to plant; to set up, to establish
• 底 - bottom, underside; below, underneath
• 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
• 好 - good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
• 乘 - ride, mount; to make use of; to ascend; to multiply
• 涼 - cool, cold; disheartened