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Open the tool →画疆自守 (huà jiāng zì shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be content with one's own limited sphere”.
画疆自守 is pronounced huà jiāng zì shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 画疆自守 means “draw boundaries and defend oneself”. It is used to mean “to be content with one's own limited sphere”.
疆:境界,边界。按照已确定下来的区域驻守。比喻树立门户或固守门户之见