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打狗還得看主人
简 打狗还得看主人 · 繁 打狗還得看主人Mandarin · pinyin dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
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- lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
- fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
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3–3–2–3–4–3–2 · da3 gou3 hai2 dei3 kan4 zhu3 ren2
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