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吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短

chīrénjiādezuǐruǎn,nárénjiādeshǒuduǎn

ㄔ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄖㄨㄢˇ , ㄋㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ

Simplified 吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短

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

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