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

beholden to others

Senses

吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短/ 吃人家的嘴軟,拿人家的手短 chī​rén​jia​de​zuǐ​ruǎn​ná​rén​jia​de​shǒu​duǎn beholden to others

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"

References

see 吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短/吃人家的嘴軟,拿人家的手短 吃人家嘴软,拿人家手短/吃人家嘴軟,拿人家手短