bite the hand that feeds one

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21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: die hand byt wat jou voed — cause harm to a benefactor
• Chinese Mandarin: 狗咬呂洞賓 /狗咬吕洞宾 (gǒu yǎo Lǚ Dòngbīn) — cause harm to a benefactor
• Chinese Mandarin: 忘恩負義 /忘恩负义 (wàng ēn fù yì) — cause harm to a benefactor
• Finnish: purra ruokkivaa kättä — cause harm to a benefactor
• French: cracher dans la soupe — cause harm to a benefactor
• French: mordre la main nourricière — cause harm to a benefactor
• French: mordre la main qui nourrit — cause harm to a benefactor
• Galician: morder na man que che dá de comer — cause harm to a benefactor
• Galician: cuspir para arriba — cause harm to a benefactor
• German: in die Hand beißen, die einen füttert — cause harm to a benefactor
• German: den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt — cause harm to a benefactor
• Hindi: जिस थाली में खाना उसी में छेद करना (jis thālī mẽ khānā usī mẽ ched karnā) — cause harm to a benefactor
• Italian: mordere la mano che ti nutre — cause harm to a benefactor
• Italian: sputare nel piatto in cui si mangia — cause harm to a benefactor
• Polish: gryźć rękę, która karmi — cause harm to a benefactor
• Portuguese: cuspir no prato que comeu — cause harm to a benefactor
• Russian: куса́ть ру́ку, кото́рая ко́рмит (kusátʹ rúku, kotóraja kórmit) — cause harm to a benefactor
• Spanish: morder la mano que te da de comer — cause harm to a benefactor
• Urdu: جِس تھالی میں کَھانا اُسی میں چھید کَرْنا (jis thālī mẽ khānā usī mẽ ched karnā) — cause harm to a benefactor
• Vietnamese: ăn cháo đá bát — cause harm to a benefactor
• Vietnamese: ăn cơm quốc gia, thờ ma cộng sản — cause harm to a benefactor