冤有头，债有主 — “Every grievance has its source”
冤有头，债有主 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Every grievance has its source”. And every debt has its owner. This idiom suggests that when a problem or issue arises, one should identify and approach the person truly responsible for it, rather than blaming others. Literally, “A wrong has a head, a debt has an owner”.
冤有头，债有主 Pronunciation and Pinyin
冤有头，债有主 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 冤
- yuān冤chóu仇kě可jiě解bù不kě可jié结Resolve grudges, don't create new ones
- yuān冤jiǎ假cuò错àn案unjust, false, and wrong cases
- yuān冤yuān冤xiāng相bào报Revenge breeds revenge
- yuān冤tiān天qū屈dì地feel extremely wronged and aggrieved
- yuān冤rú如xiàng巷bó伯grievously wronged like Xiang Bo
- yuān冤jia家kě可jiě解bù不kě可jié结Resolve enmities, don't foster them
- yuān冤jiā家yí宜jiě解bù不yí宜jié结resolve disputes, not escalate them
- yuān冤jiā家duì对tóu头sworn enemies
- yuān冤jia家lù路xiá狭Adversaries are destined to meet
- yuān冤jiā家lù路zhǎi窄Enemies are bound to meet
- yuān冤chén沉hǎi海dǐ底deep injustice unlikely to be redressed
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What does 冤有头，债有主 mean?
冤有头，债有主 (yuān yǒu tóu ， zhài yǒu zhǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Every grievance has its source”.
How do you pronounce 冤有头，债有主?
冤有头，债有主 is pronounced yuān yǒu tóu ， zhài yǒu zhǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 冤有头，债有主 literally mean?
Literally, 冤有头，债有主 means “a wrong has a head, a debt has an owner”. It is used to mean “Every grievance has its source”.
What is the Chinese definition of 冤有头，债有主?
冤有冤头，债有债主。比喻要了解事情，必须找为主的人。