吃苦菜，莫吃根；交朋友，莫忘恩吃苦菜，莫吃根；交朋友，莫忘恩吃苦菜，莫吃根；交朋友，莫忘恩

when eating bitter greens, don't eat the root; when making friends, don't forget kindness

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Don't be ungrateful to friends who helped you. Moral advice about loyalty.

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Simplified: 吃苦菜，莫吃根；交朋友，莫忘恩
Pinyin: chīkǔ cài, mò chī gēn; jiāopéngyou, mò wàng'ēn
Bopomofo: ㄔㄎㄨˇ ㄘㄞˋ，ㄇㄛˋ ㄔㄍㄣ；ㄐㄧㄠㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ，ㄇㄛˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄣ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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