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會哭的孩子有奶吃
简 会哭的孩子有奶吃 · 繁 會哭的孩子有奶吃Mandarin · pinyin huì kū de hái zi yǒu nǎi chī
Meanings
- lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom)
- fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
Characters in this entry
- 會
- huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
- 哭
- kū · weep, cry, wail
- 的
- de · possessive, adjectival suffix
- 孩
- hái · baby, child; children
- 子
- zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
- 有
- yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
- 奶
- nǎi · milk; woman's breasts; nurse
- 吃
- chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
- 会
- huì · assemble, meet together; meeting
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Mandarin tones
4–1–5–2–5–3–3–1 · hui4 ku1 de5 hai2 zi5 you3 nai3 chi1
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proverb
- the squeaky wheel gets the grease
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