肥水不流外人田 féi shuǐ bù liú wài rén tián

fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
肥 féi HSK 4
fat; loose-fitting or large; fertile
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
流 liú HSK 4
to flow; to circulate or spread; to move or drift
外 wài HSK 2
outside; external; foreign
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
田 tián HSK 6
field; farm; surname Tian