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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries井水不犯河水
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ
"他们之间一直保持着井水不犯河水的默契。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by a tolerant, non-interfering attitude toward the behaviors, beliefs, or lifestyle of others.
"The neighborhood maintains a live-and-let-live atmosphere where everyone respects each other's privacy."
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A policy or principle of mutual accommodation and forbearance.
"Their relationship is based on a strict live-and-let-live that avoids unnecessary conflicts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the mid-17th century from the imperative clauses 'live and let live', reflecting an ethos of mutual tolerance and peaceful coexistence. The phrase gained widespread currency through its philosophical application in social relationships and its famous adoption during informal truces in trench warfare during World War I.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Live-and-let-live" is said worldwide
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vivre et laisser vivre
Transliteration: vivʁ e lə.se vivʁ
"Il faut adopter une philosophie de vivre et laisser vivre."
leben und leben lassen
Transliteration: ˈleːbn̩ ʊnt ˈleːbn̩ ˈlasn̩
"In unserer Nachbarschaft gilt das Motto: Leben und leben lassen."
vivi e lascia vivere
Transliteration: ˈvivi e ˈlaʃʃa ˈvivere
"La sua filosofia è vivi e lascia vivere."
vive y deja vivir
Transliteration: ˈbiβe i ˈdeha βiˈβiɾ
"Para mantener la paz, hay que practicar el vive y deja vivir."
vive e deixa viver
Transliteration: ˈvivi i ˈdejʃɐ viˈveɾ
"Eles levam a vida na base do vive e deixa viver."
जीयो और जीने दो
Transliteration: jīyo aur jīne do
"समाज में शांति के लिए जीयो और जीने दो की नीति अपनानी चाहिए।"
井水不犯河水
Transliteration: jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ
"他们之间一直保持着井水不犯河水的默契。"
너도 살고 나도 살기
Transliteration: neodo salgo nado salgi
"우리 사회는 너도 살고 나도 살기의 태도가 필요합니다."
互いに干渉しない
Transliteration: tagai ni kanshō shinai
"彼らの関係は互いに干渉しないという主義に基づいている。"
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