Chinese word 有奶便是娘 meaning explanation pronunciation

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Word

Pinyin yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng

Phonetic Notation ㄧㄡˇ ㄣㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄋㄧㄤˊ

Englishlit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom), fig. to follow whoever is feeding you, to put one's loyalties where one's interests lie

◎ 有奶便是娘 yǒu nǎi biànshì niáng

[obey any one who feeds him;whoever suckles me is my mother] 比喻贪利忘义,谁给好处就投靠谁

有奶便是娘是一个成语，意思是谁有奶水用来喂养，就认谁做娘。比喻贪利忘义，谁给好处就投靠谁。