矮檐之下出头难矮檐之下出頭難矮檐之下出頭難

Under a low eave it is hard to lift your head

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: When you are under someone's control, it is hard to get ahead or show your talent. Close to 'hard to stand tall under another's roof'.

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Simplified: 矮檐之下出头难
Traditional (Taiwan): 矮檐之下出頭難
Pinyin: ǎi yán zhīxià chūtóu nán
Bopomofo: ㄞˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄢˊ

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

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