兔子不吃窩邊草 (tou3 zi2 bat1 hek3 wo1 bin1 cou2): lit. a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (saying) | Cantonese Dictionary | YumCha

tou3 zi2 bat1 hek3 wo1 bin1 cou2兔子不吃窩邊草兔子不吃窝边草

Jyutpingtou3 zi2 bat1 hek3 wo1 bin1 cou2

Yaletou jí bāt hek wō bīn chóu

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lit. a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (saying)

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T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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