a person in a high position is liable to be attacked

a person in a high position is liable to be attacked

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ù g ā ozh ā of ē ng, which means that the tree is tall and easy to catch the wind; it means that the target is big and easy to attract others' jealousy. It comes from the five Lantern Festival, Yuan Dynasty, taipingqin Zen master FASI.

The origin of Idioms

In the book five Lantern Festival yuan taipingqin Zen master FASI written by Shi Puji of Song Dynasty: "how was it when Niutou didn't see the fourth ancestor?" The teacher said, "fish gather in the deep pool." Wu said, "what about after seeing you?" The teacher said, "the tree catches the wind."

Analysis of Idioms

Big trees attract wind

Idiom usage

It is easy to be attacked because of its high status.