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zvefzuie put'hoan høzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zvea'zuie pud'hoan høo'zuie [[...]][i#] [p.]

not to interfere in the affairs of another

井水不犯河水

Høzuie pud hoan zvefzuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Høo'zuie pud hoan zvea'zuie. [[...]][i#] [p.]

One should mind his own business. (Don't mix river water with well water.)

河水不犯井水。

Ng'høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ngg'høo [[...]][i#] [p.]

Yellow River

黃河

• Ng'høo zuie tengzhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ngg'høo zuie teeng'zhefng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  clearing of the Yellow River — an impossibility (because the turbulent water carries large amount of sands from upstream)
  黃河水澄清(不可能的事)

sea be zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sea be zhefng; søea bøe zhefng [[...]][i#] [p.]

unable to vindicate oneself

洗不清

• Eng Ng'høo ee zuie ia sea be zhefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng Ngg'høo ee zuie ia sea be zhefng.; Eng Ngg'høo ee zuie ia søea bøe zhefng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It cannot be washed clean even with the water of the Yellow River. (said of a bad name)
  用黃河的水也洗不清。

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