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打狗還得看主人

dǎgǒuháiděikànzhǔrén

ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄡˇ ㄏㄞˊ ㄉㄟˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ

Simplified 打狗还得看主人

  1. 1lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him

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