不在其位，不謀其政
bù​zài​qí​wèi​bù​móu​qí​zhèng

do not meddle

  • created reference approved 不在其位，不谋其政/不在其位，不謀其政 → 论语/論語 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不在其位，不谋其政 / 不在其位，不謀其政 bù​zài​qí​wèi​bù​móu​qí​zhèng

    论语 / 論語 lún​yǔ

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 不在其位，不谋其政/不在其位，不謀其政 · bù​zài​qí​wèi​bù​móu​qí​zhèng · do not meddle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不在其位，不谋其政 / 不在其位，不謀其政

    bù​zài​qí​wèi​bù​móu​qí​zhèng

    do not meddle

    Do not interfere in or concern yourself with affairs that are not part of your job or official position. This is a traditional saying from the [[论语|論語|lun2 yu3]].

    不在 (literal) → 不在 · bù​zài · not to be present 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · [third-person possessive] 位 (literal) → 位 · wèi · position ， (non_chinese) 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 谋 (literal) → 谋/謀 · móu · to seek 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · [third-person possessive] 政 (literal) → 政 · zhèng · politics

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense