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井水不犯河水 (zeng2 seoi2 bat1 faan6 ho4 seoi2) — everyone minds their own business in Cantonese

zengˊ²井seoiˊ²水batˉ¹不faanˍ₆犯hoˎ₄河seoiˊ²水
Mandarin Pinyin: jing3 shui3 bu4 fan4 he2 shui3

Meaning of 井水不犯河水

nouneveryone minds their own business

Characters in 井水不犯河水

井zeng2
well; well-shaped thing
水seoi2
extra charge/income
不bat1
not; no; un-
犯faan6
offend; violate; go against

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