chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén

吃水不忘掘井人 (chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén) is a Chinese word meaning “Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)

Characters in 吃水不忘掘井人

吃chī · to eat; to consume水shuǐ · water不bù · no; not so忘wàng · to forget掘jué · to dig井jǐng · a well人rén · person; people

Related words

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