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lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field / fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)Sources & editorial notes
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Original source entry:
肥水不流外人田 肥水不流外人田 [fei2 shui3 bu4 liu2 wai4 ren2 tian2] /lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field/fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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