水浅养不住大鱼

Traditional: 水淺養不住大魚

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Dictionary entry

lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom)

What does 水浅养不住大鱼 mean?

水浅养不住大鱼 (shuǐ qiǎn yǎng bù zhù dà yú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom)

2fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization

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水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 浅jiānsound of moving water 养yǎngto raise (animals) · to bring up (children)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-住zhùto live; to reside; to stay · to stop; to cease 大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)鱼Yúsurname Yu

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How to pronounce 水浅养不住大鱼

水浅养不住大鱼

shuǐ qiǎn yǎng bù zhù dà yú

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