快刀不削自己的柄快刀不削自己的柄快刀不削自己的柄

a sharp knife doesn't whittle its own handle

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: People don't deliberately harm themselves or their own side.

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Simplified: 快刀不削自己的柄
Pinyin: kuài dāo bù xiāo zìjǐ de bǐng
Bopomofo: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄅㄧㄥˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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