树大招风

shù dà zhāo fēng

prominence attracts trouble

Character by character

树shù
tree

大dà
big

招zhāo
draw

风fēng
wind

公司出了名，树大招风，麻烦也多了。

Once the company got famous, the attention brought more trouble.

Tone: neutral.

The tall tree catches the wind: advice to keep a low profile.

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