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河水不犯井水

Mandarin · pinyin hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ

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河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
犯: fàn · commit crime, violate; criminal
井: jǐng · well, mine shaft, pit; surname; 22nd lunar mansion, determinative star μ Geminorum (Tejat); hexagram ䷯

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2–3–4–4–3–3 · he2 shui3 bu4 fan4 jing3 shui3

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ho4 seoi2 bat1 faan6 zeng2 seoi2

Cantonese word readings for 河水不犯井水. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

ho4 seoi2 bat1 faan6 zeng2 seoi2

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(alt-of, alternative, idiomatic) alternative form of 井水不犯河水 (jǐngshuǐ bù fàn héshuǐ, “two things keeping to themselves”)