井水不犯河水 |
jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ |
(saying) everyone minds their own business |
井 |
Jǐng |
Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / surname Jing |
井 |
jǐng |
a well / CL:口 / neat / orderly |
水 |
Shuǐ |
surname Shui |
水 |
shuǐ |
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment |
不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
犯 |
fàn |
to violate / to offend / to assault / criminal / crime / to make a mistake / recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) |
河 |
hé |
river (CL:条,道) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 |
河水 |
hé shuǐ |
river water |
水 |
Shuǐ |
surname Shui |
水 |
shuǐ |
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment |