用人的钱嘴软，欠人的债理短用人的錢嘴軟，欠人的債理短用人的錢嘴軟，欠人的債理短

use someone's money and your mouth goes soft; owe someone a debt and your argument falls short

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: If you take money from or owe money to someone, you lose the standing to argue with them and must defer to them.

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Simplified: 用人的钱嘴软，欠人的债理短
Traditional (Taiwan): 用人的錢嘴軟，欠人的債理短
Pinyin: yòngrén de qián zuǐruǎn, qiàn rén de zhài lǐduǎn
Bopomofo: ㄩㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄖㄨㄢˇ，ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄓㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ

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

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