吃水不忘掘井人

chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén

Meaning

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

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吃chīto eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear口乞水shuǐwater, liquid, lotion, juice亅不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一忘wàngto forget, to miss, to neglect, to overlook亡心掘juéto dig, to excavate扌屈井jǐngwell, mine shaft, pit二人rénman, person; people