打狗欺主

dǎ gǒu qī zhǔ

Dictionary entry

to beat a dog and bully its owner

What does 打狗欺主 mean?

打狗欺主 (dǎ gǒu qī zhǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to beat a dog and bully its owner

2fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate

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打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]狗gǒudog · CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]欺qīto take unfair advantage of · to deceive 主zhǔowner · master

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dǎ gǒu qī zhǔ

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