井水

jǐngshuǐ

wellwater

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 井 Jǐng
  1. Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
  2. surname Jing
=1 井 jǐng
  1. a well
  2. neat
  3. orderly

classifier: 口
=2 水 Shuǐ surname Shui
=2 水 shuǐ
  1. water
  2. (after a name) ... River
  3. to swim (used mostly in 會水 huìshuǐ and 水性 shuǐxìng)
  4. (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
  5. (bound form) additional cost; extra income
  6. classifier for washings of a garment

Containing this entry

井水不犯河水 jǐngshuǐbùfànhéshuǐ (saying) everyone minds their own business
河水不犯井水 héshuǐbùfànjǐngshuǐ
  1. lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.
  2. Mind your own business.