肥水不流外人田 in English fei2 shui3 bu4 liu2 wai4 ren2 tian2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field
  • metaphorically keep the goodies within the family (proverb)

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Pinyin

fei2 shui3 bu4 liu2 wai4 ren2 tian2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

fei2fat shui3surname Shui bu4(negative prefix) liu2to flow wai4outside ren2man tian2surname Tian