肥水不流外人田
肥水不流外人田
féi shuǐ bù liú wài rén tián
lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field; fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)
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- lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field
- fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)
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Related Words
和(hé)· and
→如人饮水，冷暖自知(rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī)· the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within
→倒灌(dào guàn)· to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc)
→不足为外人道(bù zú wéi wài rén dào)· no use to tell others
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