池中無魚蝦自大

Chinese

pond; reservoir
middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
 not have fish shrimp; prawn self-important; arrogant; conceited
trad. (池中無魚蝦自大) 池 中 無 魚 蝦 自大
simp. (池中无鱼虾自大) 池 中 无 鱼 虾 自大
Literally: “when there is no fish in a pond, the shrimps will become arrogant”.

Pronunciation

Proverb

池中無魚蝦自大

  1. in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; when the cat's away the mice will play

Synonyms

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