冤有頭，債有主 yuān yǒu tóu ， zhài yǒu zhǔ

blame the right person; collect from debtor

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
頭 tóu
head; the top; end
債 zhài
debt
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
主 zhǔ HSK 3
main; owner; master