井水不犯河水
jǐng​shuǐ​bù​fàn​hé​shuǐ

to mind one's own business

  • created sense approved 井水不犯河水 · jǐng​shuǐ​bù​fàn​hé​shuǐ · to mind one's own business — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    井水不犯河水

    jǐng​shuǐ​bù​fàn​hé​shuǐ

    to mind one's own business

    Literally "well water does not interfere with river water"; used to describe people or groups that have clear boundaries and do not interfere with each other.

    jǐng​shuǐ​bú​fàn​hé​shuǐ

    井水 (literal) → 井水 · jǐng​shuǐ · well water 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 犯 (literal) → 犯 · fàn · to attack 河水 (literal) → 河水 · hé​shuǐ · river water

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    created sense