- 水清无鱼
- shui3 qing1 wu2 yu2clear water, so few fish (idiom); You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean., Don't be too picky!* * *水清无鱼shuǐ qīng wú yúFish do not come when water is too clear.; When the water is too clear, there are no fish.; One who is too clever has no friends.* * *水清無魚|水清无鱼 [shuǐ qīng wú yú] ► clear water, so few fish (idiom); You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean. ► Don't be too picky!
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.