水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒
Traditional: 水至清則無魚，人至察則無徒Dictionary entry
(saying) water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends
What does 水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒 mean?
水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒 (shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú , rén zhì chá zé wú tú) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(saying) water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends
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水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group至zhìto arrive · most清QīngQing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) · surname Qing则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then · (bound form) standard; norm无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]鱼Yúsurname Yu人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]察Cháshort name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]
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水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒
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