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肥水不流別人田 (fei4 seoi2 bat1 lau4 bit6 jan4 tin4) — benefits should not be shared with outsiders [written and colloquial] in Cantonese

feiˎ₄肥seoiˊ²水batˉ¹不lauˎ₄流bitˍ₆別janˎ₄人tinˎ₄田
简 肥水不流别人田
Mandarin Pinyin: fei2shui3 bu4 liu2bie2 ren2 tian2

Meaning of 肥水不流別人田

nounbenefits should not be shared with outsiders [written and colloquial]

Characters in 肥水不流別人田

肥fei4
fat; plump; chubby | [antonym] 瘦
水seoi2
extra charge/income
不bat1
not; no; un-
流lau4
circulate; spread; pass down to
別bit6
unique; unusual; special
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
田tin4
Kangxi radical 102

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