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

  1. lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted

CHARACTERS

吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
家 jiā
HSK 1
house, home, residence; family
的 de
HSK 1
possessive, adjectival suffix
嘴 zuǐ
HSK 3
mouth, lips
軟 ruǎn soft, flexible, pliable; weak
拿 ná
HSK 3
take, hold, grasp; bring; with
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
家 jiā
HSK 1
house, home, residence; family
的 de
HSK 1
possessive, adjectival suffix
手 shǒu
HSK 2
hand
短 duǎn
HSK 3
short; brief; deficient, lacking