狗咬吕洞宾，不认识真人狗咬呂洞賓，不認識真人狗咬呂洞賓，不認識真人

a dog bites Lü Dongbin: it doesn't recognise a true immortal

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Scolds someone who mistakes a good person, or a kindly helper, for a bad one. Close to 'biting the hand that feeds you'.
Wordplay: 真人 (zhēnrén) is a Daoist 'realized one' (Lü Dongbin) and also a 'real person'.

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Simplified: 狗咬吕洞宾，不认识真人
Traditional (Taiwan): 狗咬呂洞賓，不認識真人
Pinyin: gǒuyǎolǚdòngbīn, bú rènshi zhēnrén
Bopomofo: ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄩˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄣ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄖㄣˋ ˙ㄕㄓㄣㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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