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會哭的孩子有糖吃

简会哭的孩子有糖吃 · 繁會哭的孩子有糖吃

Mandarin · pinyin huì kū de hái zi yǒu táng chī

lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom)
fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease

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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
糖: táng · sugar; candy; sweets
吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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4–1–5–2–5–3–2–1 · hui4 ku1 de5 hai2 zi5 you3 tang2 chi1

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