自掃門前雪

See also: 自扫门前雪

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	broom; to sweep	at the door; at the gate; outside the door at the door; at the gate; outside the door; outside the gate	snow
trad. (自掃門前雪)		自	掃	門前	雪
simp. (自扫门前雪)		自	扫	门前	雪
Literally: “(only) sweep away the snow in front of one's own door”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zì sǎo mén qián xuě

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ sou³ mun⁴ cin⁴ syut³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zì sǎo mén qián xuě
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìh sǎo mén cián syuě
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴ sao³ mên² chʻien² hsüeh³
    • Yale: dz̀ sǎu mén chyán sywě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyh sao men chyan sheue
    • Palladius: цзы сао мэнь цянь сюэ (czy sao mɛnʹ cjanʹ sjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ sou³ mun⁴ cin⁴ syut³
    • Yale: jih sou mùhn chìhn syut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ sou³ mun⁴ tsin⁴ syt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ sou³ mun⁴ qin⁴ xud³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² sou̯³³ muːn²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹ syːt̚³/

Idiom

自掃門前雪

1. only worry about one's own affairs; to not involve oneself in other's affairs

   與人相處不應懷著自掃門前雪的心態，應當彼此關懷，互相幫助。 [MSC, trad.]
   与人相处不应怀着自扫门前雪的心态，应当彼此关怀，互相帮助。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yǔ rén xiāngchǔ bù yīng huái zhe zì sǎo ménqián xuě de xīntài, yīngdāng bǐcǐ guānhuái, hùxiāng bāngzhù. [Pinyin]

   When relating to others, one should not have an attitude of merely worrying about one's own affairs — we should care for and help one another.