打狗欺主

dǎgǒuqīzhǔ
  1. to beat a dog and bully its owner
  2. fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 打狗 Dǎgǒu Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄 Gāoxióng in the southwest of Taiwan
2 欺 qī
  1. to take unfair advantage of
  2. to deceive
  3. to cheat
3 主 zhǔ
  1. owner
  2. master
  3. host
  4. individual or party concerned
  5. God
  6. Lord
  7. main
  8. to indicate or signify
  9. trump card (in card games)