杀君马者道旁儿
Traditional form:
殺君馬者道旁兒
Pinyin (reading):
shājūnmǎzhědàopáng'ér
Definitions:
- lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion)
- fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on
Characters:
- 杀 - to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
- 君 - sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
- 马 - horse; surname
- 者 - that which; they who; those who
- 道 - method, way; path, road
- 旁 - side; beside, close, nearby
- 儿 - son, child
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