有奶就是娘
yǒu​nǎi​jiù​shì​niáng

to follow whoever is feeding you

  • created sense approved 有奶就是娘 · yǒu​nǎi​jiù​shì​niáng · to follow whoever is feeding you — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    有奶就是娘

    yǒu​nǎi​jiù​shì​niáng

    to follow whoever is feeding you

    Whoever provides milk is your mother; an idiom meaning to put your loyalties wherever your interests lie or to follow whoever provides personal gain.

    有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · to have 奶 (literal) → 奶 · nǎi · milk 就是 (literal) → 就是 · jiù​shì · exactly 娘 (literal) → 娘 · niáng · mother

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