CEDICT
“wellwater not interfering with the river water”—two things keeping to themselves; everyone minding their own business
Wiktionary
井水和河水各不相干。比喻界限分明,互不干犯。《紅樓夢.第六九回》:「我和他井水不犯河水,怎麼就沖了他?」《官場現形記.第五一回》:「我同他井水不犯河水,他為甚麼要告我呢?」也作「河水不犯井水」。
重編國語辭典
界限分明,互不相干
維基詞典