(idiom) extremely greedy and cruel, like a monster that eats people without spitting out the bones

literally meaning "eat people without spitting out the bones"; used to describe someone who is extremely cruel, vicious, or greedy to the point of utterly destroying others

one who accepts gifts or favors from others is loath to criticize them or refuse their requests; literally: the mouth is soft after eating someone else's food and the hand is short after taking someone else's things

Being unable to speak out or act against someone because you have accepted their gifts or favors; literally "the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, and the hand that has received from others is short"

(idiom) to take advantage of or profit from the suffering or tragedy of others

(two-part allegorical saying) to not know the taste of what one has eaten; used to mock someone for failing to appreciate or understand something good because they were too hasty or lacked discernment; based on the character [[猪八戒|豬八戒|zhu1 ba1 jie4]] in "Journey to the West" who gulped down a magical fruit in one bite

The suffering and destruction of individuals caused by the rigid social codes and moral standards of traditional Confucianism.