- English translation
I may be well provided for, but I still enjoy receiving gifts.
- Literal wording
I am a wealthy woman, and I love a gift.
- Meaning and lesson
This traditional saying reproaches a person whose comfort or wealth does not lessen an eager desire for what other people possess. It presents a taste for gifts as excessive rather than as a response to real need.
It criticizes greed when someone who already has enough still seeks handouts, favors, or presents. Its feminine grammar reflects the quoted speaker and should not be read as a judgment about women or as endorsing a stereotype.
- When it is used
Use it as a pointed remark about a well-supplied person who still presses others for gifts or benefits. Because it carries moral criticism and feminine wording, it can sound harsh; adapt the speaker carefully and avoid applying it as a stereotype.
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