(saying) water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends
trad. 水至清則無魚，人至察則無徒
Also written 水至清則無魚，人至察則無徒【shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú , rén zhì chá zé wú tú】
Characters in this word
9水
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surname Shui, Shui ethnic group
- Pinyin
- Shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 807 of 2500
至
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to arrive, most, to, until
- Pinyin
- zhì
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 2160 of 2500
清
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Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911), surname Qing
- Pinyin
- Qīng
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 5513 of 2500
则
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(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then, (bound form) standard; norm, (bound form) principle, (literary) to imitate; to follow, classifier for written items
- Pinyin
- zé
- Traditional
- 則
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 2398 of 2500
无
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used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]
- Pinyin
- mó
- Traditional
- 無
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1404 of 2500
鱼
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surname Yu
- Pinyin
- Yú
- Traditional
- 魚
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1545 of 2500
人
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person; people, CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- Pinyin
- rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 30 of 2500
察
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short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]
- Pinyin
- Chá
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 46201 of 2500
徒
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surname Tu
- Pinyin
- Tú
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 22690 of 2500