吃人家嘴軟，拿人家手短
chī​rén​jia​zuǐ​ruǎn​ná​rén​jia​shǒu​duǎn

beholden to others

  • created sense approved 吃人家嘴软，拿人家手短/吃人家嘴軟，拿人家手短 · chī​rén​jia​zuǐ​ruǎn​ná​rén​jia​shǒu​duǎn · beholden to others — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃人家嘴软，拿人家手短 / 吃人家嘴軟，拿人家手短

    chī​rén​jia​zuǐ​ruǎn​ná​rén​jia​shǒu​duǎn

    beholden to 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

    吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 人家 (literal) → 人家 · rén​jia · others 嘴 (literal) → 嘴 · zuǐ · mouth 软 (literal) → 软/軟 · ruǎn · easily moved ， (non_chinese) 拿 (literal) → 拿 · ná · to take 人家 (literal) → 人家 · rén​jia · others 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand 短 (literal) → 短 · duǎn · weak point

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    created sense