水清无鱼

Traditional: 水清無魚

shuǐ qīng wú yú

Dictionary entry

lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom)

What does 水清无鱼 mean?

水清无鱼 (shuǐ qīng wú yú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom)

2fig. one who is too severe has no friends

Character breakdown

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水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 清QīngQing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) · surname Qing 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]鱼Yúsurname Yu

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水清无鱼

shuǐ qīng wú yú

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