事不關己，己不勞心

Chinese
the matter does not concern oneself 6th heavenly stem; self not; no
 
to labor with one's mind; to use one's brain to work; to be worried; to be concerned
trad. (事不關己，己不勞心) 事不關己 ， 己 不 勞心
simp. (事不关己，己不劳心) 事不关己 ， 己 不 劳心

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shìbùguānjǐ, jǐ bù láoxīn
    (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄧˇ, ㄐㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): si6 bat1 gwaan1 gei2, gei2 bat1 lou4 sam1

Idiom

事不關己，己不勞心

  1. if the matter does not concern oneself, one should not worry about it; never mind others' business
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