会哭的孩子有奶吃
Traditional: 會哭的孩子有奶吃Dictionary entry
lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom)
What does 会哭的孩子有奶吃 mean?
会哭的孩子有奶吃 (huì kū de hái zi yǒu nǎi chī) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom)
2fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
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会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to · to be likely to; to be sure to哭kūto cry; to weep的deof; ~'s (possessive particle) · (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)孩hái(bound form) child子zǐson · child有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)奶nǎibreast · milk吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
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