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各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
各人自掃門前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gèrénzìsǎoménqiánxuě,mòguǎntājiāwǎshàngshuāng
1. sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)

Character Breakdown

各
gè
individual; each, every; all
HSK 4 6 丶
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1 2 丶
自
zì
self; private, personal; from
HSK 3 6 丶
扫
sǎo
to clean, to sweep, to wipe away; to weed out; to wipe out
HSK 3 6 丶
门
mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
HSK 2 3 丶
前
qián
in front, forward; former, preceding
HSK 1 9 丶
雪
xuě
snow; wipe away shame, avenge
HSK 2 11 丶
莫
mò
cannot; do not; is not; negative
HSK 6 10 丶
管
guǎn
tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control
HSK 4 14 丶
他
tā
other, another; he, she, it
HSK 1 5 丶
家
jiā
house, home, residence; family
HSK 1 10 丶
瓦
wǎ
tile; pottery, earthenware
HSK 6 4 丶
上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1 3 丶
霜
shuāng
frost; frozen, crystallized, candied
HSK 6 17 丶

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