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Original source entry:
人怕出名豬怕壯 人怕出名猪怕壮 [ren2 pa4 chu1 ming2 zhu1 pa4 zhuang4] /lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)/fig. fame has its price/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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