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各人自扫门前雪
各人自扫门前雪
各人自扫门前雪
各人自扫门前雪
各人自扫门前雪
各人自扫门前雪
各人自扫门前雪
各人自扫门前雪

各人自扫门前雪 — “Each person sweeps the snow from their own doorstep”

各人自扫门前雪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Everyone should mind their own business and attend to their own affairs, rather than interfering in others'”. Literally, “Each person sweeps the snow from their own doorstep”.

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各人自扫门前雪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

各人自扫门前雪 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
各
gè6each, respective
人
rén2human being, person
自
zì6from, self, naturally
扫
sǎo6sweep, clear, scan, dampen
门
mén3door, gate, entrance
前
qián9forward, before, previous
雪
xuě11snow

Example Sentence with 各人自扫门前雪

小张觉得邻居家的孩子有点吵,但他妈妈告诉他:各人自扫门前雪,你还是先把自己该做的事情做好吧。
Zhang felt that the neighbor's children were a bit noisy, but his mother told him: "Everyone should mind their own business; you should focus on doing what you're supposed to do first."

Idioms Related to 各人自扫门前雪

More idioms starting with 各

  • gè各bù不xiāng相xià下neither side willing to concede
  • gè各bù不xiāng相ràng让each unwilling to yield
  • gè各bù不xiāng相móu谋each going their own way
  • gè各gè个jī击pò破defeat opponents one by one
  • gè各wèi为qí其zhǔ主Each serves their own master
  • gè各rén人zì自sǎo扫mén门qián前xuě雪,,xiū休guǎn管tā他rén人wǎ瓦shàng上shuāng霜Mind your own business
  • gè各rén人zì自sǎo扫mén门qián前xuě雪,,mò莫guǎn管tā他rén人wǎ瓦shàng上shuāng霜Mind your own business
  • gè各rén人zì自sǎo扫mén门qián前xuě雪,,mò莫guǎn管tā他jiā家wǎ瓦shàng上shuāng霜Mind your own business
  • gè各cóng从qí其zhì志Each follows their own will
  • gè各cóng从qí其lèi类Each according to its kind
  • gè各yǐ以suǒ所cháng长,,xiāng相qīng轻suǒ所duǎn短pride in own strengths, belittle others' weaknesses
  • gè各qǔ取suǒ所cháng长leverage individual strengths

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What does 各人自扫门前雪 mean?

各人自扫门前雪 (gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Everyone should mind their own business and attend to their own affairs, rather than interfering in others'”.

How do you pronounce 各人自扫门前雪?

各人自扫门前雪 is pronounced gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 各人自扫门前雪 literally mean?

Literally, 各人自扫门前雪 means “Each person sweeps the snow from their own doorstep”. It is used to mean “Everyone should mind their own business and attend to their own affairs, rather than interfering in others'”.

What is the Chinese definition of 各人自扫门前雪?

比喻不要多管闲事。

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