事不關己，己不勞心

事不關己，己不勞心

Chinese

		the matter does not concern oneself		6th heavenly stem; self	not; no	to labor with one's mind; to use one's brain to work; to be worried to labor with one's mind; to use one's brain to work; to be worried; to be concerned
trad. (事不關己，己不勞心)		事不關己	，	己	不	勞心
simp. (事不关己，己不劳心)		事不关己	，	己	不	劳心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìbùguānjǐ, jǐ bù láoxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄧˇ, ㄐㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ bat¹ gwaan¹ gei², gei² bat¹ lou⁴ sam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shìbùguānjǐ, jǐ bù láoxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄧˇ, ㄐㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhbuguanjii, jii bu laushin
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhbùguanjǐ, jǐ bù láosin
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kwän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: si⁶ bat¹ gwaan¹ gei², gei² bat¹ lou⁴ sam¹
    • Yale: sih bāt gwāan géi, géi bāt lòuh sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ bat⁷ gwaan¹ gei², gei² bat⁷ lou⁴ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ bed¹ guan¹ géi², géi² bed¹ lou⁴ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː²² pɐt̚⁵ kʷäːn⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ kei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ lou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

事不關己，己不勞心

1. if the matter does not concern oneself, one should not worry about it; never mind others' business