大魚吃小魚,小魚吃蝦米
See also: 大鱼吃小鱼,小鱼吃虾米
Chinese edit
big fish | eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
small fish | small fish | eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
dried and shelled small shrimp; small shrimp | |||
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trad. (大魚吃小魚,小魚吃蝦米) | 大魚 | 吃 | 小魚 | , | 小魚 | 吃 | 蝦米 | |
simp. (大鱼吃小鱼,小鱼吃虾米) | 大鱼 | 吃 | 小鱼 | , | 小鱼 | 吃 | 虾米 | |
Literally: “The big fish eat the little fish, and the little fish eat small shrimps.” |
Pronunciation edit
Proverb edit
大魚吃小魚,小魚吃蝦米
- The weak are the prey of the strong; might makes right
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- Thai: ปลาใหญ่กินปลาเล็ก