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冤有头，债有主

yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ · yuan you tou , zhai you zhu

Traditional 冤有頭，債有主

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

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