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大树底下好乘凉
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Collocation
1
我可没有碰到大树底下好乘凉的事情
2
人说大树底下好乘凉
3
真是大树底下好乘凉
4
某人在大树底下好乘凉
Definition
大树底下好乘凉
Literally means:
great trees are good for shade
Actually means:
a man's livelihood or career is assured if he has influential friends
It figuratively means that the support from powerful people or institutions ensures someone to handle things easily. It connotes profiting from others'influence.
比喻有了强大势力（人或机构）的支持，事情就好办了。含有利用别人的势力使自己获得好处的意思。
Example
Used as a minor sentence, or as object, predicate or attributive. (作小句、宾语、谓语、定语)
1
Dàshùdǐxiahǎochéngliáng
大树底下好乘凉
,
tā
他
de
的
bàba
爸爸
shì
是
hěn
很
yǒumíng
有名
de
的
dǎoyǎn
导演
,
ràng
让
tā
他
yǎn
演
zhǔjué
主角
shì
是
hěn
很
róngyì
容易
de
的
shì
事
。
It's cool under the big tree, his father is a famous director, so it's easy for him to play the lead role.
2
Súyǔ
俗语
shuō
说
,
dàshùdǐxiahǎochéngliáng
大树底下好乘凉
,
yǒu
有
yínháng
银行
de
的
zhīchí
支持
,
zhèxiē
这些
xiǎo
小
gōngsī
公司
jiù
就
bùpà
不怕
méiyǒu
没有
zījīn
资金
le
了
。
As the saying goes, under the tree is cool, with the support of the bank, these small companies are not afraid of no funds.
3
Tā
他
fùqīn
父亲
suīrán
虽然
shì
是
gè
个
dàguān
大官
,
dàn
但
nǐ
你
bùyào
不要
rènwéi
认为
tā
他
dàshùdǐxiahǎochéngliáng
大树底下好乘凉
,
yīnwèi
因为
tā
他
fùqīn
父亲
cónglái
从来
bùhuì
不会
zài
在
shēngyì
生意
shàng
上
bāng
帮
tā
他
de
的
máng
忙
。
Although his father is a big official, don't think he is cool under the tree, because his father never helps him in business.