打狗欺主 — “Beat the dog, bully its owner”
打狗欺主 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to insult or undermine someone by harming or mistreating those or what they protect or own; to humiliate a protector by targeting the protected”. Literally, “Beat the dog, bully its owner”.
打狗欺主 Pronunciation and Pinyin
打狗欺主 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 打
- dǎ打xià下mǎ马wēi威Assert dominance with an intimidating first impression
- dǎ打gè个zhào照miàn面run into someone unexpectedly
- dǎ打rén人mà骂gǒu狗to be abusive and tyrannical
- dǎ打guāng光gùn棍to remain a bachelor
- dǎ打rù入lěng冷gōng宫relegated to the sidelines
- dǎ打fèng凤lāo捞lóng龙Scout for rare and outstanding talent
- dǎ打fèng凤láo牢lóng龙to trap a powerful opponent
- dǎ打chū出diào吊rù入stride in and out menacingly
- dǎ打chū出wáng王pái牌play one's trump card
- dǎ打jī击bào报fù复strike back in revenge
- dǎ打qín勤xiàn献qù趣to flatter and please
- dǎ打zuǐ嘴xiàn现shì世make a fool of oneself in public
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What does 打狗欺主 mean?
打狗欺主 (dǎ gǒu qī zhǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to insult or undermine someone by harming or mistreating those or what they protect or own; to humiliate a protector by targeting the protected”.
How do you pronounce 打狗欺主?
打狗欺主 is pronounced dǎ gǒu qī zhǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 打狗欺主 literally mean?
Literally, 打狗欺主 means “Beat the dog, bully its owner”. It is used to mean “to insult or undermine someone by harming or mistreating those or what they protect or own; to humiliate a protector by targeting the protected”.
What is the Chinese definition of 打狗欺主?
打狗也就是打击或欺侮其主人，打击或欺侮人