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吃水不忘挖井人

Mandarin · pinyin chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rén

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吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
忘: wàng · forget; neglect; miss, omit
挖: wā · dig, dig out, gouge out, scoop
井: jǐng · well, mine shaft, pit; surname; 22nd lunar mansion, determinative star μ Geminorum (Tejat); hexagram ䷯
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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1–3–4–4–1–3–2 · chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 wa1 jing3 ren2

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hek3 seoi2 bat1 mong4 waat3 zeng2 jan4

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(idiomatic) One should remember to be grateful to the people who made one's good fortune possible.