自掃門前雪

See also: 自扫门前雪

Chinese
 
from; self; oneself; since
 broom; to sweep
 
at the door; at the gate; outside the door; outside the gate
 snow
trad. (自掃門前雪) 自 掃 門前 雪
simp. (自扫门前雪) 自 扫 门前 雪
Literally: “(only) sweep away the snow in front of one's own door”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zì sǎo mén qián xuě
    (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: zì sǎo mén qián xuě
      • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyh sao men chyan sheue
      • IPA (key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕɥ̯œ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

自掃門前雪

  1. only worry about one's own affairs; to not involve oneself in other's affairs
    與人相處不應懷著自掃門前雪的心態，應當彼此關懷，互相幫助。 [MSC, trad.]
    与人相处不应怀著自扫门前雪的心态，应当彼此关怀，互相帮助。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yǔ rén xiàngchǔ bù yīng huái zhù zì sǎo ménqián xuě de xīntài, yīngdāng bǐcǐ guānhuái, hùxiàng bāngzhù. [Pinyin]
    When relating to others, one should not have an attitude of merely worrying about one's own affairs, we should care for and help one another.
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