冤有头，债有主 in English yuan1 you3 tou2 , zhai4 you3 zhu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiomatic expression)
  • when settling disputes one should not involve third parties

Simplified Characters

冤 有 头 ， 债 有 主

Traditional Characters

冤 有 頭 ， 債 有 主

Pinyin

yuan1 you3 tou2 , zhai4 you3 zhu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

冤yuan1injustice 有you3to have 头tou2head ， 债zhai4debt 有you3to have 主zhu3owner