枵鸡无惜箠，枵人无惜面皮

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 枵鸡无惜箠，枵人无惜面皮 – see 枵雞無惜箠，枵人無惜面皮 (“a hungry chicken does not begrudge the bamboo rod, a hungry person does not begrudge one's sense of shame; when threatened with hunger or cold, a person can do things contrary to propriety, justice, integrity and honor”). (This term is the simplified form of 枵雞無惜箠，枵人無惜面皮).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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