肥水不流外人田 féi shuǐ bù liú wài rén tián

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field
  2. fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)

CHARACTERS

肥 féi
HSK 4
fat, plump, obese; fertile
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
流 liú
HSK 4
flow, circulate, drift; class
外 wài
HSK 2
out, outside, external; foreign
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
田 tián
HSK 6
field, arable land, cultivated