兔子不吃窝边草 in English tu4 zi5 bu4 chi1 wo1 bian1 cao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiomatic expression); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.

Simplified Characters

兔 子 不 吃 窝 边 草

Traditional Characters

兔 子 不 吃 窩 邊 草

Pinyin

tu4 zi5 bu4 chi1 wo1 bian1 cao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

兔tu4variant of 兔[tu4] 子zi5son 不bu4(negative prefix) 吃chi1to eat 窝wo1nest 边bian1side 草cao3variant of 草[cao3]