吃人家的饭，看人家的脸；端人家的碗，受人家的管吃人家的飯，看人家的臉；端人家的碗，受人家的管吃人家的飯，看人家的臉；端人家的碗，受人家的管

eat others' rice, watch their faces; hold others' bowls, be under their control

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: If you depend on someone for a living, you must bow to their wishes. Resigned or critical.

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Simplified: 吃人家的饭，看人家的脸；端人家的碗，受人家的管
Traditional (Taiwan): 吃人家的飯，看人家的臉；端人家的碗，受人家的管
Pinyin: chī rénjiā de fàn, kàn rénjiā de liǎn; duān rénjiā de wǎn, shòu rénjiā de guǎn
Bopomofo: ㄔㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄉㄜㄈㄢˋ，ㄎㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄧㄢˇ；ㄉㄨㄢㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄉㄜㄨㄢˇ，ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄉㄜㄍㄨㄢˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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