吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
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
idiom
Traditional: 吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短
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- (idiom) 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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Related Words
升斗小民(shēng dǒu xiǎo mín)— poor people (idiom)
→一传十，十传百(yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi)— news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
→害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无(hài rén zhī xīn bù kě yǒu , fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú)— refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
→拼桌(pīn zhuō)— to sit at a table with others with whom one is unacquainted
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