Definitions

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

Components

• 吃人 chī rén – exploitative
• 家的 jiā de – (old) wife
• 嘴软 zuǐ ruǎn – soft-spoken
• 拿人 ná rén – making things awkward
• 手 shǒu – hand
• 短 duǎn – short