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各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜

gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng

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Definitions

  1. 1. sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)

Child Words of 各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜

各
gè

each

上
shàng

on top

门前
mén qián

in front of the door

管他
guǎn tā

no matter if

瓦
wǎ

roof tile

自
zì

self

莫
mò

do not

门
mén

gate

雪
xuě

snow

扫
sǎo

to sweep

各人
gè rén

each one; everyone

管
guǎn

to take care (of)

人
rén

person; people

前
qián

front

他
tā

he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)

扫
sào

broom

家
jiā

home

霜
shuāng

frost