冤有頭，債有主

Chinese

		injustice; to wrong	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	head; (noun suffix)		debt	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary
trad. (冤有頭，債有主)		冤	有	頭	，	債	有	主
simp. (冤有头，债有主)		冤	有	头	，	债	有	主

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuān yǒu tóu, zhài yǒu zhǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢ ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ , ㄓㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun¹ jau⁵ tau⁴, zaai³ jau⁵ zyu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuān yǒu tóu, zhài yǒu zhǔ [Phonetic: yuānyǒutóu,zhàiyóuzhǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢ ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ , ㄓㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuan yǒu tóu, jhài yǒu jhǔ
    • Wade–Giles: yüan¹ yu³ tʻou², chai⁴ yu³ chu³
    • Yale: ywān yǒu tóu-, jài yǒu jǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuan yeou tour, jay yeou juu
    • Palladius: юань ю тоу, чжай ю чжу (juanʹ ju tou, čžaj ju čžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jyun¹ jau⁵ tau⁴, zaai³ jau⁵ zyu²
    • Yale: yūn yáuh tàuh, jaai yáuh jyú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn¹ jau⁵ tau⁴, dzaai³ jau⁵ dzy²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun¹ yeo⁵ teo⁴, zai³ yeo⁵ ju²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡saːi̯³³ jɐu̯¹³ t͡syː³⁵/

Proverb

冤有頭，債有主

1. reprisal for a wrong should be directed at the perpetrator