See 吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手軟 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Literally, “the mouth that feeds from others is soft; the hand that takes from others is soft [as well]”.\nIn other words: “When eating dinner given by others, one should have a soft mouth; when taking bribes, one should have a soft hand.”",
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"One may be bound to others because of the things they give you."
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"id": "en-吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手軟-zh-proverb-h84-R7-V",
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"synonyms": [
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"word": "吃人嘴軟，拿人手短／吃人嘴软，拿人手短"
},
{
"word": "吃人嘴軟，拿人手短"
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{
"word": "吃人嘴软，拿人手短"
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"sounds": [
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"zh-pron": "chī rénjia de zuǐ ruǎn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "nà rénjia de shǒu ruǎn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄔ ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄖㄨㄢˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄋㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄢˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "chī rénjia de zuǐ ruǎn, nà rénjia de shǒu ruǎn [Phonetic:chīrénjiadezuíruǎn,nàrénjiadeshóuruǎn]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "chih rénjiå de̊ zuěi ruǎn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "nà rénjiå de̊ shǒu ruǎn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chʻih¹ jên²-chia⁵ tê⁵ tsui³ juan³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "na⁴ jên²-chia⁵ tê⁵ shou³ juan³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "chr̄ rén-jya de dzwěi rwǎn-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "nà rén-jya de shǒu rwǎn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "chy ren.jia .de tzoei roan"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "nah ren.jia .de shoou roan"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "чи жэньцзя дэ цзуй жуань"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "на жэньцзя дэ шоу жуань"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "či žɛnʹczja dɛ czuj žuanʹ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "na žɛnʹczja dɛ šou žuanʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä³ d̥ə¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä³ d̥ə¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä³ d̥ə¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä³ d̥ə¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
}
],
"word": "吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手軟"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Literally, “the mouth that feeds from others is soft; the hand that takes from others is soft [as well]”.\nIn other words: “When eating dinner given by others, one should have a soft mouth; when taking bribes, one should have a soft hand.”",
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"glosses": [
"One may be bound to others because of the things they give you."
],
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"bound",
"bound"
],
[
"give",
"give"
]
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}
],
"sounds": [
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"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "chī rénjia de zuǐ ruǎn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "nà rénjia de shǒu ruǎn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄔ ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄖㄨㄢˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄋㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄢˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "chī rénjia de zuǐ ruǎn, nà rénjia de shǒu ruǎn [Phonetic:chīrénjiadezuíruǎn,nàrénjiadeshóuruǎn]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "chih rénjiå de̊ zuěi ruǎn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "nà rénjiå de̊ shǒu ruǎn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chʻih¹ jên²-chia⁵ tê⁵ tsui³ juan³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "na⁴ jên²-chia⁵ tê⁵ shou³ juan³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "chr̄ rén-jya de dzwěi rwǎn-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "nà rén-jya de shǒu rwǎn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "chy ren.jia .de tzoei roan"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "nah ren.jia .de shoou roan"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "чи жэньцзя дэ цзуй жуань"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "на жэньцзя дэ шоу жуань"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "či žɛnʹczja dɛ czuj žuanʹ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "na žɛnʹczja dɛ šou žuanʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä³ d̥ə¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä³ d̥ə¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä³ d̥ə¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä³ d̥ə¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "吃人嘴軟，拿人手短／吃人嘴软，拿人手短"
},
{
"word": "吃人嘴軟，拿人手短"
},
{
"word": "吃人嘴软，拿人手短"
}
],
"word": "吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手軟"
}
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