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吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短

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Mandarin · pinyin chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn

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

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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
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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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