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字词 一斗米养个恩人, 一石米养个仇人。
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一斗米养个恩人, 一石米养个仇人。

Yī dǒu mǐ yǎng gè ēnrén; yī dàn mǐ yǎng gè chóurén.

一斗米養個恩人, 一石米養個仇人。

Lit A peck of grain wins [one] a friend; a bushel of grain makes [one] a foe.

Fig Carrying one's kindness too far invites trouble.

Note [Cf. Rǔ Lín Wài Shǐ, chap. 22; both dǒu and dàn are Chinese units of dry measure for grain; one dàn ( = one hectoliter) is equal to ten dǒu ( = one deciliter).]

Topics FRIENDSHIP KINDNESS SELF-RESTRAINT TROUBLE

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