念完了经打和尚，用得着是亲，用不着是仇念完了經打和尚，用得著是親，用不著是仇念完了經打和尚，用得着是親，用不着是仇

after the chanting, beat the monk: if useful, kin; if not, an enemy

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Someone treats people as family while useful, then as enemies once they are not. A criticism of ingratitude and opportunism.

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Simplified: 念完了经打和尚，用得着是亲，用不着是仇
Traditional (Taiwan): 念完了經打和尚，用得著是親，用不著是仇
Traditional (Hong Kong): 念完了經打和尚，用得着是親，用不着是仇
Pinyin: niàn wánle jīng dǎ héshang, yòngdezháo shì qīn, yòngbùzháo shì chóu
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄢˊ ˙ㄌㄜㄐㄧㄥㄉㄚˇ ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ，ㄩㄥˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄓㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄣ，ㄩㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄡˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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