看人下菜碟兒 kàn rén xià cài dié r

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

看 kàn
HSK 1
look, see; examine, scrutinize
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
菜 cài
HSK 1
vegetables; dish, order; food
碟 dié small dish, plate
兒 r son, child, oneself; final part