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吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短

chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn

13-character word Traditional 吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短

What 吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短 means

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

The characters in 吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短

• 吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy
• 人rénperson; people
• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)…
• 嘴zuǐmouth; beak; nozzle
• 软ruǎnsoft; flexible
• 拿náto hold; to seize; to catch
• 人rénperson; people
• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)…
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 短duǎnshort; brief; to lack