天塌有高个儿，水淹有矮子天塌有高個兒，水淹有矮子天塌有高個兒，水淹有矮子

If the sky falls, the tall ones are there; if water floods, the short ones are there

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

May offend: mocks disability

Meaning: When trouble comes, others will take the blame or bear it. It is said by someone who doesn't want to worry, and it is carefree or evasive in tone.

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Simplified: 天塌有高个儿，水淹有矮子
Traditional (Taiwan): 天塌有高個兒，水淹有矮子
Pinyin: tiān tā yǒu gāogèr, shuǐ yān yǒu ǎizi
Bopomofo: ㄊㄧㄢㄊㄚㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄠㄍㄜˋㄦ，ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄢㄧㄡˇ ㄞˇ ˙ㄗ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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