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肥水不流外人田

lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field / fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)

Characters and words in 肥水不流外人田

féi = f + ei2
fat / fertile / loose-fitting or large / to fertilize / to become rich by illegal means / fertilizer / manure
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shuǐ = shu + ei3
water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
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= bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
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liú = li + ou2
to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade
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wài = w + ai4
outside / in addition / foreign / external
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outsider / foreigner / stranger
rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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tián = ti + an2
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]
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Words with 肥水不流外人田

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Sentences with 肥水不流外人田

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