Chinese

		eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	family	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	mouth	soft; flexible		to hold; to seize; to catch to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take	family	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	hand; convenient; -er	soft; flexible
trad. (吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手軟)		吃	人家	的	嘴	軟	，	拿	人家	的	手	軟
simp. (吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手软)		吃	人家	的	嘴	软	，	拿	人家	的	手	软

Proverb

吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手軟

1. One may be bound to others because of the things they give you.

References

• Feng, Yu; Zhijie Jia, Jie Cai, Yaohua Shi, Judith M. Amory (2005) Pop Chinese: A Cheng & Tsui Handbook Of Contemporary Colloquial Expressions (Cheng & Tsui Asian Dictionary Series) (话是这么说：中国当代流行语手册) (in English/Chinese), Boston: Cheng & Tsui, ISBN 0-88727-424-2