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各人自掃門前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
简 各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 · 繁 各人自掃門前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜Mandarin · pinyin gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
Meanings
- sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
Characters in this entry
- 各
- gè · each, individually, every, all
- 人
- rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
- 自
- zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
- 掃
- sǎo · sweep, clear away; exterminate
- 門
- mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
- 前
- qián · in front, forward; preceding
- 雪
- xuě · snow; wipe away shame, avenge
- 莫
- mò · do not, is not, can not; negative
- 管
- guǎn · pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music
- 他
- tā · other, another; he, she, it
- 家
- jiā · house, home, residence; family
- 瓦
- wǎ · tile; earthenware pottery; girl
- 上
- shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
- 霜
- shuāng · frost; crystallized; candied
- 扫
- sǎo · sweep, clear away; exterminate
- 门
- mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
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gok3 jan4 zi6 sou3 mun4 cin4 syut3 ，mok6 gun2 taa1 gaa1 ngaa5 soeng6 soeng1
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