lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field; fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)
Characters in this word
7肥
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fat, fertile, loose-fitting or large, to fertilize, to become rich by illegal means, fertilizer, manure
- Pinyin
- féi
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 8295 of 2500
水
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surname Shui, Shui ethnic group
- Pinyin
- Shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 807 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
流
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to flow, to disseminate, to circulate or spread, to move or drift, to degenerate, to banish or send into exile, stream of water or sth resembling one, class, rate or grade
- Pinyin
- liú
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 5508 of 2500
外
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outside, in addition, foreign, external
- Pinyin
- wài
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 2016 of 2500
人
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person; people, CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- Pinyin
- rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 30 of 2500
田
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surname Tian
- Pinyin
- Tián
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 10518 of 2500