「各家自掃門前雪」
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| Pronunciation： | gok3 gaa1 zi6 sou3 mun4 cin4 syut3 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
各 each; every 家 home; family 自 oneself; for now; from; since; self- 掃 to sweep; brush; a small broom; to eliminate; to get rid of; to destroy; to ruin 門 door; opening; school of thought; branch of study; methods, ways; gate; entrance 前 front; ago; before; earlier; used as a suffix; ex-; forward; preceding; pioneering; open; trending 雪 snow; to refrigerate; to remove; to wipe out |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
to do one's own job well while being indifferent to others (mind one's own business); literally, every household sweeps snow on their own doorstep
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