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看人下菜碟兒
简 看人下菜碟儿 · 繁 看人下菜碟兒Mandarin · pinyin kàn rén xià cài dié r
Meanings
- (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
- not to treat everyone equally favorably
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4–2–4–4–2–5 · kan4 ren2 xia4 cai4 die2 r5
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hon3 jan4 haa6 coi3 dip6 ji4
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