"Don't flatter for money, don't bend for fighting rice", this sentence means that you won't lose your dignity for small interests, and you won't flatter others for the pursuit of money. Among them, "Don't Bow Down for Fighting Rice" is more inclined to express the idea that a person will not give up himself for material temptation, will not bow down to power or money, and remain upright and independent. And "don't flatter for money" emphasizes that a person will not flatter and flatter others because of money, and maintain his dignity and backbone. Generally speaking, this sentence expresses that a person should have his own principles and bottom line, not be moved by material things, not yield to power and money, and maintain independent personality and freedom.