吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
Traditional form:
吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短
Pinyin (reading):
chīrénjiādezuǐruǎn,nárénjiādeshǒuduǎn
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 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
- 人 - man, person; people
- 家 - house, home, residence; family
- 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
- 嘴 - mouth, lips
- 软 - soft, pliable, flexible; weak
- 拿 - to bring, to grasp, to hold, to take
- 人 - man, person; people
- 家 - house, home, residence; family
- 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
- 手 - hand
- 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking
Traditional characters:
- 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
- 人 - man, person; people
- 家 - house, home, residence; family
- 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
- 嘴 - mouth, lips
- 軟 - soft, pliable, flexible; weak
- 拿 - to bring, to grasp, to hold, to take
- 人 - man, person; people
- 家 - house, home, residence; family
- 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
- 手 - hand
- 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking