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事不關己

简事不关己 · 繁事不關己

Mandarin · pinyin shì bù guān jǐ

a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)

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事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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己: jǐ · self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation

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4–4–1–3 · shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3

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si6 bat1 gwaan1 gei2

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(idiomatic) the matter does not concern oneself

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