吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短 | Chinese meaning | lingaku

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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

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

吃

HSK 11

含义eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear

拼音chī

人

HSK 11

含义man; people; mankind; someone else

拼音rén

家

HSK 11

含义house, home, residence; family

拼音jiā

的

HSK 11

含义possessive, adjectival suffix

拼音de

嘴

HSK 23

含义mouth, lips

拼音zuǐ

软

HSK 5

含义soft, flexible, pliable; weak

拼音ruǎn

拿

HSK 11

含义take, hold, grasp; bring; with

拼音ná

手

HSK 11

含义hand

拼音shǒu

短

HSK 21

含义short; brief; deficient, lacking

拼音duǎn