高处不胜寒

Traditional form:

高處不勝寒

Pinyin (reading):

gāochùbùshènghán

Definitions:

• it's lonely at the top (idiom)

Characters:

• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 处 - to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 胜 - victory; to excel, to truimph
• 寒 - chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble

Traditional characters:

• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 處 - to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 勝 - victory; to excel, to truimph
• 寒 - chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble