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吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短
简 吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短 · 繁 吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短Mandarin · pinyin chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
Meanings
- lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
- fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
Characters in this entry
- 吃
- chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
- 人
- rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
- 家
- jiā · house, home, residence; family
- 的
- de · possessive, adjectival suffix
- 嘴
- zuǐ · mouth, lips
- 軟
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- 拿
- ná · take, hold, grasp; bring; with
- 手
- shǒu · hand
- 短
- duǎn · short; brief; deficient, lacking
- 软
- ruǎn · soft, flexible, pliable; weak
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hek3 jan4 gaa1 dik1 zeoi2 jyun5, naa4 jan4 gaa1 dik1 sau2 dyun2
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