人怕出名猪怕壮

rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng

lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)

fig. fame has its price

人

rén

person; people

怕

pà

to be afraid

出

chū

variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

名

míng

name

猪

zhū

hog

怕

pà

to be afraid

壮

zhuàng

to strengthen