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河水不犯井水
hé​shuǐ​bù​fàn​jǐng​shuǐ

to mind one's own business

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 河水 hé​shuǐ noun
    river water
  2. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  3. 犯 fàn
    to attack
    to attack or encroach upon; to invade
  4. 井水 jǐng​shuǐ
    well water
    water from a well