<p>Do you mean like 兔子不吃窝边草?</p>

<p>If so, you could try something like "Don't bite the hand that feeds you" or "Don't foul your own nest."</p>

<p>Colloquially (and if you want a phrase with more profanity) "Don't shit where you eat" is common and could be used instead.</p>

<p>Also, a proverb like "People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" is pretty intuitive as well.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-05-10T01:48:42.037Z
兔子不吃窝边草 being a proverb( 谚语) web supplies many translations
user6065
CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-05-10T00:24:07.757Z
2015-05-12T20:05:23.047Z
2015-05-12T20:05:23.047Z
Ringil
<p>百度 has 兔子不吃窝边草 which they translate as 'A villain doesn't harm his neighbours.' Not sure quite what that means.</p>

<p>I think in a love/sex aspect, it may mean, 'You should not have an affair with your neighbour, or you will be discovered.' </p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-05-10T00:52:51.060Z
2015-05-10T01:02:15.450Z
2015-05-10T01:02:15.450Z
Pedroski
<p>What is few English translations for 吃窩邊草?</p>

<p>I cannot think of one formal or casual translation...</p>

<translation>
What is few English translations for 吃窩邊草?
# What is few English translations for 吃窩邊草?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-05-10)

What is few English translations for 吃窩邊草?

I cannot think of one formal or casual translation...

**Tags:** translation

---

## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-05-10. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Do you mean like 兔子不吃窝边草?

If so, you could try something like "Don't bite the hand that feeds you" or "Don't foul your own nest."

Colloquially (and if you want a phrase with more profanity) "Don't shit where you eat" is common and could be used instead.

Also, a proverb like "People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" is pretty intuitive as well.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: 兔子不吃窝边草 being a proverb( 谚语) web supplies many translations  

---

### Answer by username_3 on 2015-05-10. Score: 1

百度 has 兔子不吃窝边草 which they translate as 'A villain doesn't harm his neighbours.' Not sure quite what that means.

I think in a love/sex aspect, it may mean, 'You should not have an affair with your neighbour, or you will be discovered.'


---

