nước sông không phạm nước giếng
التعريفات والمعاني
== Vietnamese ==
=== Etymology ===
Calque of Chinese 河水不犯井水 (hà thuỷ bất phạm tỉnh thuỷ).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ səwŋ͡m˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ faːm˧˨ʔ nɨək̚˧˦ ziəŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ ʂəwŋ͡m˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ faːm˨˩ʔ nɨək̚˦˧˥ jiəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [nɨək̚˦˧˥ səwŋ͡m˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ faːm˨˩ʔ nɨək̚˦˧˥ jiəŋ˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ ʂəwŋ͡m˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ faːm˨˩˨ nɨək̚˦˥ jiəŋ˦˥] ~ [nɨək̚˦˥ səwŋ͡m˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ faːm˨˩˨ nɨək̚˦˥ jiəŋ˦˥]
=== Phrase ===
nước sông không phạm nước giếng
(idiomatic) people should keep to themselves and mind their own business