河水不犯井水 hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ

Mind your own business.

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Mind your own business.
  2. 2. lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.

Characters

Character Meaning
河 hé HSK 3
river
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
犯 fàn HSK 6
to violate; to offend; to make a mistake
井 jǐng HSK 6
a well; neat; orderly
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage