打狗看主人打狗看主人打狗看主人

when you hit a dog, look at its master

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: When punishing someone, consider the feelings of the person who stands behind them. Often used as a warning not to mistreat someone's follower.

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Simplified: 打狗看主人
Pinyin: dǎgǒukànzhǔ rén
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄡˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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人(rén)person

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