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窝边草
wō​biān​cǎo

grass near one's nest

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 兔子不吃窝边草 tù​zi​bù​chī​wō​biān​cǎo one doesn't harm their own neighbors
    literally meaning a rabbit does not eat the grass around its own nest; used as a proverb to say that even a villain avoids doing harm in their own immediate neighborhood or to those close to them