打狗欺主

Traditional form:

打狗欺主

Pinyin (reading):

dǎgǒuqīzhǔ

Definitions:

• to beat a dog and bully its owner
• fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate

Characters:

• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 狗 - dog
• 欺 - to cheat, to double-cross, to deceive
• 主 - to own; to host; master; host; lord

Traditional characters:

• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 狗 - dog
• 欺 - to cheat, to double-cross, to deceive
• 主 - to own; to host; master; host; lord