殺君馬者道旁兒
shājūnmǎzhědàopángér
ㄕㄚ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄆㄤˊ ㄦˊ
Simplified 杀君马者道旁儿
- 1lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion)
- 2fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on