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Definition(s) for: 有奶便是娘

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
有奶便是娘 yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng - lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom)
- fig. to follow whoever is feeding you
- to put one's loyalties where one's interests lie

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
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Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
nǎi- breast
- milk
- to breastfeed
nǎi- variant of 嬭|奶[nai3]
nǎi- mother
- variant of 奶[nai3]
便 biàn- plain
- informal
- suitable
- convenient
- opportune
- to urinate or defecate
- equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then
- in that case
- even if
- soon afterwards
便 pián- used in 便宜[pian2yi5]
- used in 便便[pian2pian2]
- used in 便嬛[pian2xuan1]
shì- to be (followed by substantives only)
- correct; right; true
- (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
- (adverb for emphatic assertion)
shì- variant of 是[shi4]
niáng- mother
- young lady
- (coll.) effeminate
niáng- variant of 娘[niang2]

Other Words Containing 有奶便是娘

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo