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有奶便是娘

yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng

5-character word

What 有奶便是娘 means

1. lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom)
2. fig. to follow whoever is feeding you
3. to put one's loyalties where one's interests lie

The characters in 有奶便是娘

• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 奶nǎibreast; milk; to breastfeed
• 便biànplain; informal; suitable
• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…
• 娘niángmother; young lady; (colloquial) effeminate

Example sentences

• 有奶便是娘
  If it gives milk, then it's your mother.