我田引水

Japanese

Kanji in this term
我	田	引	水
が Grade: 6	でん Grade: 1	いん Grade: 2	すい Grade: 1
on'yomi	goon	on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “drawing water to one's own rice paddy fields”.

Noun

我(が)田(でん)引(いん)水(すい) • (gaden'insui) 

1. turning everything to one's own advantage
2. to draw into one's own frame of logic

Korean

Hanja in this term
我	田	引	水

Noun

我田引水 • (ajeoninsu) (hangeul 아전인수)

1. hanja form^? of 아전인수 (“interpreting a situation solely to one's advantage”)