兔子不吃窩邊草

Chinese

		rabbit; hare; gay man	not; no	eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	nest	side; edge; margin side; edge; margin; border; boundary	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (兔子不吃窩邊草)		兔子	不	吃	窩	邊	草
simp. (兔子不吃窝边草)		兔子	不	吃	窝	边	草
Literally: “A rabbit does not eat grass around his burrow”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tùzi bù chī wō biān cǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄗ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄘㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tùzi bù chī wō biān cǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄗ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tùzi̊h bù chih wo bian cǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tʻu⁴-tzŭ⁵ pu⁴ chʻih¹ wo¹ pien¹ tsʻao³
    • Yale: tù-dz bù chr̄ wō byān tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuh.tzy bu chy uo bian tsao
    • Palladius: туцзы бу чи во бянь цао (tuczy bu či vo bjanʹ cao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ wɔ⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

兔子不吃窩邊草

1. don't shit where you eat; don't dip your pen in company ink