人怕出名豬怕肥 [－－－－猪－－]

Jyutping jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng2 zyu1 paa3 fei4
Pinyin rén pà chū míng zhū pà féi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
  2. fig. fame has its price
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    寄寓​人出​咗​名會​招惹​麻​煩​嘅​意思
    achieving fame will lead to more problems; literally: man fears fame, the pig fears fattening
    • 人怕出名豬怕肥，紅咗就開始多是非。
      人怕出名猪怕肥，红咗就开始多是非。
      jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng2 zyu1 paa3 fei4, hung4 zo2 zau6 hoi1 ci2 do1 si6 fei1.
      More money, more problems. Once they got famous there was more gossip.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs
    (syn.) 人怕出名豬怕壯, 人怕出名猪怕壮
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    人怕出名猪怕肥
    人怕出名豬怕肥
    jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng2 zyu1 paa3 fei4
    • a person will get bothered once famous; literally: a person is afraid of getting famous while a pig is afraid of getting fat
  2. Cantonese
    人怕出名猪怕肥，红咗就开始多是非。
    人怕出名豬怕肥，紅咗就開始多是非。
    jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng2 zyu1 paa3 fei4, hung4 zo2 zau6 hoi1 ci2 do1 si6 fei1.
    • More money, more problems. Once they got famous there was more gossip.