家火不起，野火不来家火不起，野火不來家火不起，野火不來

if no fire starts at home, wild fire won't come

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: If there are no problems inside, outside attacks can't hurt you.

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Simplified: 家火不起，野火不来
Traditional (Taiwan): 家火不起，野火不來
Pinyin: jiā huǒ bù qǐ, yěhuǒ bù lái
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄚㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ，ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄞˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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