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高处不胜寒

gāo chù bù shèng hán

5-character word Traditional 高處不勝寒

What 高处不胜寒 means

1. it's lonely at the top (idiom)

The characters in 高处不胜寒

• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 处chǔto reside; to live; to dwell
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 胜shèngvictory; success; to beat
• 寒háncold; poor; to tremble

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