肥水不落外人田

Chinese

		fat; fertile; loose-fitting	water; river	not; no	to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	non-family member; outsider; stranger	field; farm
trad. (肥水不落外人田)		肥	水	不	落	外人	田
simp. #(肥水不落外人田)		肥	水	不	落	外人	田

Etymology

Literally: Fertile water should not be placed in someone else's field.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): féi shuǐ bù luò wàirén tián

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: féi shuǐ bù luò wàirén tián [Phonetic: féi shuǐ bú luò wàirén tián]
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: féi shuěi bù luò wàirén tián
    • Wade–Giles: fei² shui³ pu⁴ lo⁴ wai⁴-jên² tʻien²
    • Yale: féi shwěi bù lwò wài-rén tyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feir shoei bu luoh wayren tyan
    • Palladius: фэй шуй бу ло вайжэнь тянь (fɛj šuj bu lo vajžɛnʹ tjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /feɪ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

Proverb

1. An advantage should not be given to others.