水清无鱼
Traditional form:
水清無魚
Pinyin (reading):
shuǐqīngwúyú
Definitions:
- lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom)
- fig. one who is too severe has no friends
Characters:
- 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice
- 清 - clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
- 无 - no, not; lacking, -less
- 鱼 - fish
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