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肥水不流外人田
féishuǐbùliúwàiréntián
lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field / fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)
Character Breakdown
肥
féi
fat, plump, obese; fertile
HSK 4
水
shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
HSK 1
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
流
liú
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
HSK 4
外
wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
HSK 2
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
田
tián
field, farm, arable land; cultivated
HSK 6
Additional Information
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