嫩草怕霜霜怕日,恶人自有恶人磨 嫩草怕霜霜怕日,惡人自有惡人磨 嫩草怕霜霜怕日,惡人自有惡人磨

tender grass fears frost, frost fears the sun; a wicked person will be ground down by another wicked person

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
A villain will meet someone even tougher who brings him down. Said with satisfaction; like 'there's always a bigger fish'.
Simplified
嫩草怕霜霜怕日,恶人自有恶人磨
Traditional (Taiwan)
嫩草怕霜霜怕日,惡人自有惡人磨
Pinyin
nèncǎo pà shuāng shuāng pà rì, èrénzìyǒu'èrénmó
Bopomofo
ㄋㄣˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄆㄚˋ ㄖˋ,ㄜˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄜˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄛˊ

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

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