吃饭不忘种谷人，饮水不忘掘井人吃飯不忘種谷人，飲水不忘掘井人吃飯不忘種谷人，飲水不忘掘井人

when eating, don't forget who grew the grain; when drinking, don't forget who dug the well

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Remember and be grateful to those who made your good life possible. Approving, moralising. Close to "Don't bite the hand that feeds you" in spirit.

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Simplified: 吃饭不忘种谷人，饮水不忘掘井人
Traditional (Taiwan): 吃飯不忘種谷人，飲水不忘掘井人
Pinyin: chīfàn bú wàng zhòng gǔ rén, yǐnshuǐ bú wàng jué jǐng rén
Pinyin (Taiwan): chīfàn bú wàng zhǒng gǔ rén, yǐnshuǐ bú wàng jué jǐng rén
Bopomofo: ㄔㄈㄢˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ，ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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