磕的头越多,人家看你越矮 磕的頭越多,人家看你越矮 磕的頭越多,人家看你越矮

the more you kowtow, the shorter people see you

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
The more servile you are to others, the less they respect you.
Simplified
磕的头越多,人家看你越矮
Traditional (Taiwan)
磕的頭越多,人家看你越矮
Pinyin
kē de tóu yuè duō,rénjiā kàn nǐ yuè ǎi
Bopomofo
ㄎㄜ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄊㄡˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄛ,ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄎㄢˋ ㄋㄧˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄞˇ

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

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