看人行事 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them

Character by character

• 看kànto look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize
• 人rénman, person; people
• 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
• 事shìaffair, matter, business; to serve; accident, inci

Idioms sharing a character

• 一眼看穿 yī yǎn kàn chuān
• 看家本领 kān jiā běn lǐng
• 看破红尘 kàn pò hóng chén
• 看菜吃饭 kàn cài chī fàn
• 走马看花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā
• 雾里看花 wù lǐ kàn huā
• 一鸣惊人 yī míng jīng rén
• 三人成虎 sān rén chéng hǔ
• 不可告人 bù kě gào rén
• 不恤人言 bù xù rén yán

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