肥水不过别人田
féi​shuǐ​bù​guò​bié​rén​tián

keep benefits within the family

  • created sense approved 肥水不过别人田/肥水不過別人田 · féi​shuǐ​bù​guò​bié​rén​tián · keep benefits within the family — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    肥水不过别人田 / 肥水不過別人田

    féi​shuǐ​bù​guò​bié​rén​tián

    keep benefits within the family

    one should ensure that advantages or profits stay within one's own circle or family rather than letting others benefit

    肥水 (literal) → 肥水 · féi​shuǐ · extra benefits 不过 (literal) → 不过/不過 · bù​guò · cannot surpass 别人 (literal) → 别人/別人 · bié​ren · others 田 (literal) → 田 · tián · field

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

    created sense