- ⺼(flesh; body)RADICAL
- 巴(stick to; adhere)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Meat keeps sticking and clinging to the body, eventually resulting in fatness.
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肥水不流外人田
肥水不流外人田
lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field
- ，。
Fertile water should not flow to outsiders' fields; we should help each other.
- 貳名noun
fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)
- ，。
Fertilizer and water should not flow to outsiders' fields—this is a rule of our family.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 田(rice field (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 田 draws a field divided into squares by horizontal and vertical ridges.
肥水不流外人田
Traditional肥
lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field
- ，。
Fertile water should not flow to outsiders' fields; we should help each other.
- 貳名noun
fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)
- ，。
Fertilizer and water should not flow to outsiders' fields—this is a rule of our family.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺼(flesh; body)RADICAL
- 巴(stick to; adhere)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Meat keeps sticking and clinging to the body, eventually resulting in fatness.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 田(rice field (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 田 draws a field divided into squares by horizontal and vertical ridges.
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