冤有头，债有主 yuān yǒu tóu ， zhài yǒu zhǔ

every wrong has its culprit; target the guilty

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2. when settling disputes one should not involve third parties

Characters

Character Meaning
冤 yuān HSK 6
injustice; wrong; grievance
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
头 tóu HSK 3
head; the top; end
债 zhài HSK 6
debt
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
主 zhǔ HSK 3
main; owner; master