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出头的椽子先烂
出頭的椽子先爛
chū tóu de chuán zi xiān làn
idiom. the rafters that jut out rot first, (fig.) stay low profile is the key to survival
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.