冤有头,债有主 [ yuān yǒu tóu,zhài yǒu zhǔ ]

基本释义

冤有冤头,债有债主。比喻要了解事情,必须找为主的人。

出 处

《续传灯录》:“卓拄一下,曰:‘冤有头,债有主。’”

英文翻译

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