念罢了经打和尚，用人朝前不用人朝后念罷了經打和尚，用人朝前不用人朝後念罷了經打和尚，用人朝前不用人朝後

after the scripture is chanted, beat the monk: when you need someone you face them, when you don't you turn your back

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone is warm to people while they are useful, then drops or turns on them. Said in criticism of ungrateful, self-serving behaviour.

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Simplified: 念罢了经打和尚，用人朝前不用人朝后
Traditional (Taiwan): 念罷了經打和尚，用人朝前不用人朝後
Pinyin: niàn bàle jīng dǎ héshang, yòngrén cháo qián búyòng rén cháo hòu
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄐㄧㄥㄉㄚˇ ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ，ㄩㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄠˊ ㄏㄡˋ

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

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