有奶便是娘 yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng

fig. to follow whoever is feeding you

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to follow whoever is feeding you
  2. 2. to put one's loyalties where one's interests lie
  3. 3. lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
奶 nǎi HSK 2
milk; breast; to breastfeed
便 biàn HSK 2
convenient; equivalent to 就jiù: then; even if
是 shì HSK 1
to be; is; are
娘 niáng HSK 5
mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate