有奶便是娘 [－－－－－]

Jyutping jau5 naai5 bin6 si6 noeng4
Pinyin yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom)
  2. fig. to follow whoever is feeding you
  3. to put one's loyalties where one's interests lie
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. literally: Whoever suckles me is my mother. It describes people who see profit and forget morality
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    One obeys those who give him money or power.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    有奶便是娘
    有奶便是娘
    yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng
    • If it gives milk, then it's your mother.