tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo

Traditional: 兔子不吃窩邊草

兔子不吃窝边草 (tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (saying); fig. even a scoundrel does not do harm in his immediate neighborhood”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (saying)
  2. 2fig. even a scoundrel does not do harm in his immediate neighborhood

Characters in 兔子不吃窝边草

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