看人下菜碟兒

hon3 jan4 haa6 coi3 dip6 ji4

(dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom) · not to treat everyone equally favorably

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
  2. not to treat everyone equally favorably

Written Forms

看人下菜碟兒Traditional · Main Form
看人下菜碟儿Alternate Form

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