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兔子不吃窩邊草 (tou3 zi2 bat1 hek3 wo1 bin1 cou2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

兔子不吃窩邊草 (tou3 zi2 bat1 hek3 wo1 bin1 cou2, tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo) — (lit.) a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (saying); (fig.) even a scoundrel does not do harm in his immediate neighborhood

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 兔仔 (tou3 zai2) — a rabbit; a bunny
• 兔 (tou3) — a rabbit; a hare; a boy kept by older man for sex
• 兔唇 (tou3 seon4) — hare lip (birth defect)
• 兔子 (tou3 zi2) — hare; rabbit
• 兔崽子 (tou3 zoi2 zi2) — brat; bastard
• 兔年 (tou3 nin4) — Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)

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