兔子不吃窩邊草

Chinese
rabbit; hare; gay man not; no
 
eat; eradicate; destroy
eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
 nest
 
side; edge; margin
side; edge; margin; border; boundary
 
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (兔子不吃窩邊草) 兔子 不 吃 窩 邊 草
simp. (兔子不吃窝边草) 兔子 不 吃 窝 边 草
Literally: “A rabbit does not eat grass around his burrow”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tùzi bù chī wō biān cǎo
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄗ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄘㄠˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: tùzi bù chī wō biān cǎo
      • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄗ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄘㄠˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: tùzi̊h bù chih wo bian cǎo
      • Wade–Giles: tʻu4-tzŭ5 pu4 chʻih1 wo1 pien1 tsʻao3
      • Yale: tù-dz bù chr̄ wō byān tsǎu
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuh.tzy bu chy uo bian tsao
      • Palladius: туцзы бу чи во бянь цао (tuczy bu či vo bjanʹ cao)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /tʰu⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ wɔ⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

兔子不吃窩邊草

  1. don't shit where you eat; don't dip your pen in company ink
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