不在其位不谋其政 bù zài qí wèi bù mòu qí zhèng

do not meddle outside your own duty

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)

Characters

Character Meaning
not; no; (negative prefix)
(located) at; (to be) in
its; their; it (refers to sth preceding it)
position; place; location
not; no; (negative prefix)
to plan; to seek; scheme
its; their; it (refers to sth preceding it)
government; political; politics