老鹰不吃窝下食老鷹不吃窩下食老鷹不吃窩下食

the eagle doesn't eat food under its own nest

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A powerful person does not harm those around them, such as neighbours or their own people. Approving of restraint.

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Simplified: 老鹰不吃窝下食
Traditional (Taiwan): 老鷹不吃窩下食
Pinyin: lǎoyīng bùchī wō xià shí
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄥㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄛㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˊ

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

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