窝边草
wō​biān​cǎo

grass near one's nest

  • created reference approved 窝边草/窩邊草 → 兔子不吃窝边草/兔子不吃窩邊草 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    窝边草 / 窩邊草 wō​biān​cǎo

    兔子不吃窝边草 / 兔子不吃窩邊草 tù​zi​bù​chī​wō​biān​cǎo

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  • created sense approved 窝边草/窩邊草 · wō​biān​cǎo · grass near one's nest — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    窝边草 / 窩邊草

    wō​biān​cǎo

    grass near one's nest

    Grass growing around an animal's den, used as a metaphor for things or people in one's immediate vicinity; usually a shortening of the proverb [[兔子不吃窝边草|兔子不吃窩邊草|tu4 zi5 bu4 chi1 wo1 bian1 cao3]]

    窝 (literal) → 窝/窩 · wō · nest 边 (literal) → 边/邊 · biān · beside 草 (literal) → 草 · cǎo · grass

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