看人下菜碟儿看人下菜碟兒

kàn rén xià cài dié r

Meaning

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

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看kànto look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize手目人rénman, person; people 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next一卜菜càivegetables; order, dish; food艹采碟diéplate, small dish石枼儿érson, child丿乚