河水不洗船

héshuǐbùxǐchuán

to stay out of a matter

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 河水 héshuǐ river water
2 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=3 洗 xǐ
  1. to wash; to bathe
  2. to develop (photographs)
  3. to shuffle (cards etc)
  4. to erase (a recording)
=3 洗 xiǎn used in 洗马 xiǎnmǎ
=4 船 chuán variant of 船 chuán
=4 船 chuán
  1. boat
  2. vessel
  3. ship

classifiers: 條, 艘, 隻