dǎ​gǒu​kàn​zhǔ​rén

to refrain from bullying someone out of fear of their connections

Senses

打狗看主人 dǎ​gǒu​kàn​zhǔ​rén to refrain from bullying someone out of fear of their connections

Literally "to look at the master before hitting the dog"; to take into account someone's powerful connections or the face of their superior before acting against them.

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