落水的凤凰不如鸡

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 落水的凤凰不如鸡 – see 落水的鳳凰不如雞 (“an important person that has lost their power or has become down-and-out is even more inferior than common folk.”). (This term, 落水的凤凰不如鸡, is the simplified form of 落水的鳳凰不如雞.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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