水清无鱼 (水清無魚)
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Pinyin
Definition
水清无鱼 (水清無魚)
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- lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom)
- fig. one who is too severe has no friends
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一清二楚
- 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
一清二白
- 1 perfectly clean
- 2 blameless
- 3 unimpeachable (idiom)
一清如水
- 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一碗水端平
- 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be impartial
一点水一个泡
- 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)