See 肥水不流外人田 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "Fertile water should not flow into someone else's field.",
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"zh_pron": "ㄈㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ"
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"zh_pron": "fei⁴ seoi² bat¹ lau⁴ ngoi⁶ jan⁴ tin⁴"
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"zh_pron": "ㄈㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ"
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"zh_pron": "feirshoei bu liou wayren tyan"
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"zh_pron": "фэйшуй бу лю вайжэнь тянь"
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{
"ipa": "/feɪ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/",
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"zh_pron": "ㄈㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ"
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"zh_pron": "fei²-shui³ pu⁴ liu² wai⁴-jên² tʻien²"
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"zh_pron": "féi-shwěi bù lyóu wài-rén tyán"
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"zh_pron": "fèih séui bāt làuh ngoih yàhn tìhn"
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