兔子不吃窝边草

Traditional: 兔子不吃窩邊草

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Dictionary entry

(lit.) a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (saying)

What does 兔子不吃窝边草 mean?

兔子不吃窝边草 (tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (saying)

2(fig.) even a scoundrel does not do harm in his immediate neighborhood

Character breakdown

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兔tùvariant of 兔[tu4]子zǐson · child 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)窝wōnest · pit or hollow on the human body 边biānside · edge 草cǎovariant of 草[cao3]

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