不足为外人道

bù zú wéi wài rén dào

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Definitions

1. no use to tell others
2. let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)

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Child Words of 不足为外人道

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不足 不足 bù zú: insufficient
• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 人道 人道 rén dào: human sympathy
• 外 外 wài: outside
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 足 足 jù: excessive
• 足 足 zú: foot
• 道 道 dào: road
• 外人 外人 wài rén: outsider