Rénqíng bù shì zhài; hébì dǐng guō mài.

人情不是債, 何必頂鍋賣。

Lit Human relationships are not [like a money] debt; it is not necessary to mount [your] cooking pot on [your] head and sell [it to repay them].

Fig If you can repay a favor, do so; otherwise forget it.

Note [This rhyme is a humorous denial of the following entry.]

Topics FAVORS RELATIONSHIPS REPAYMENT rhyme