兔子不吃窝边草 tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo

A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
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Definitions

  1. 1. A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.

Characters

Character Meaning
rabbit; variant of
(noun suffix); son; child
not; no; (negative prefix)
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
place; nest; den
side; edge; border
grass; careless; rough