Definify.com

Definition 2025

肥水不落外人田

肥水不落外人田

Chinese

loose-fitting; fat; fertile water; river not; no; (negative prefix)
 
alight; to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind
 outsider; stranger field; farm
simp. and trad.
(肥水不落外人田) 		肥 水 不 落 外人 田

Proverb

肥水不落外人田

  1. An advantage should not be given to others.

Etymology

Literally: Fertile water should not be placed in someone else's field.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): féi shuǐ bù luò wàirén tián
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
      • Pinyin: féi shuǐ bù luò wàirén tián
      • Zhuyin: ㄈㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feir shoei bu luoh wayren tyan
      • IPA (key): /feɪ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

Similar Results