人怕出名豬怕肥

lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) / fig. fame has its price

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

surname Pa

to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps

to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to happen / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

well-known for sth / to become well known / to make one's mark / to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc)

name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

hog / pig / swine / CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2]

fat / fertile / loose-fitting or large / to fertilize / to become rich by illegal means / fertilizer / manure