树大有枯枝 樹大有枯枝 樹大有枯枝

a big tree has dead branches

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
In any large group there are bound to be a few bad members. Compare: every family has a black sheep.
Simplified
树大有枯枝
Traditional (Taiwan)
樹大有枯枝
Pinyin
shù dà yǒu kūzhī
Bopomofo
ㄕㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨ ㄓ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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