Word
HSK | Not in HSK |
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FREQUENCY | Unknown |
吃人家的嘴軟,拿人家的手短 chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
DEFINITIONS
- 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
CHARACTERS
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 |
軟 ruǎn | soft, flexible, pliable; weak |
拿 ná | take, hold, grasp; bring; with |
人 rén | man; people; mankind; someone else |
家 jiā | house, home, residence; family |
的 de | possessive, adjectival suffix |
手 shǒu | hand |
短 duǎn | short; brief; deficient, lacking |