大树底下好乘凉 in English da4 shu4 di3 xia4 hao3 cheng2 liang2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to benefit by proximity to an influential person

Simplified Characters

大 树 底 下 好 乘 凉

Traditional Characters

大 樹 底 下 好 乘 涼

Pinyin

da4 shu4 di3 xia4 hao3 cheng2 liang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

大da4big 树shu4tree 底di3(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) 下xia4down 好hao3good 乘cheng2surname Cheng 凉liang2the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)