自掃門前雪

See also: 自扫门前雪

Chinese

	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	broom; to sweep	at the door; at the gate; outside the door at the door; at the gate; outside the door; outside the gate	snow
trad. (自掃門前雪)	自	掃	門前	雪
simp. (自扫门前雪)	自	扫	门前	雪
Literally: “(only) sweep away the snow in front of one's own door”.

自掃門前雪

only worry about one's own affairs; to not involve oneself in other's affairs
與人相處不應懷著自掃門前雪的心態，應當彼此關懷，互相幫助。 [MSC, trad.]
与人相处不应怀着自扫门前雪的心态，应当彼此关怀，互相帮助。 [MSC, simp.]
Yǔ rén xiāngchǔ bù yīng huái zhe zì sǎo ménqián xuě de xīntài, yīngdāng bǐcǐ guānhuái, hùxiāng bāngzhù. [Pinyin]
When relating to others, one should not have an attitude of merely worrying about one's own affairs — we should care for and help one another.

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