河水不洗船

Chinese

		river water; Yellow River	not; no	to wash; to bathe	a boat; vessel; ship
trad. (河水不洗船)		河水	不	洗	船
simp. #(河水不洗船)		河水	不	洗	船

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): héshuǐ bù xǐ chuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴ seoi² bat¹ sai² syun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: héshuǐ bù xǐ chuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: héshuěi bù sǐ chuán
    • Wade–Giles: ho²-shui³ pu⁴ hsi³ chʻuan²
    • Yale: hé-shwěi bù syǐ chwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hershoei bu shii chwan
    • Palladius: хэшуй бу си чуань (xɛšuj bu si čuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho⁴ seoi² bat¹ sai² syun⁴
    • Yale: hòh séui bāt sái syùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴ soey² bat⁷ sai² syn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴ sêu² bed¹ sei² xun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³⁵ syːn²¹/

Idiom

河水不洗船

1. to stay out of a matter