看人下菜碟儿
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to treat people differently according to what one can gain from them
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to fawn on the powerful and snub others
Saying俗语俗語
Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use
- Literally
- look at the person, then serve the dish
- Meaning
- To treat people differently depending on what you can gain from them, such as being fawning to the powerful and cold to others. Critical.
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