肥水不落外人田

Chinese

fat; fertile; loose-fitting water; river not; no to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind outsider; stranger; non-family member field; farm
simp. and trad.
(肥水不落外人田)		 肥 水 不 落 外人 田

Etymology

Literally: Fertile water should not be placed in someone else's field.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): féi shuǐ bù luò wàirén tián
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: féi shuǐ bù luò wàirén tián [Phonetic: féi shuǐ bú luò wàirén tián]
      • Zhuyin: ㄈㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feir shoei bu4 luoh wayren tyan
      • IPA (key): /feɪ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

Proverb

肥水不落外人田

  1. An advantage should not be given to others.
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