肥水不流外人田

féi shuǐ bù liú wài rén tián

Dictionary entry

lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field

What does 肥水不流外人田 mean?

肥水不流外人田 (féi shuǐ bù liú wài rén tián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field

2fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)

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肥féifat · fertile 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-流liúto flow · to disseminate 外wàioutside · in addition 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]田Tiánsurname Tian

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