水清無魚 — shui3 qing1 wu2 yu2 — Chinese Dictionary

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水

清

無

魚

水

清

無

魚

Definitions4 characters

shui³ qing¹ wu² yu²

lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom)/fig. one who is too severe has no friends

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

水

清

無

魚

As word

1

shui³

lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom)/fig. one who is too severe has no friends

2

qing¹

lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom)/fig. one who is too severe has no friends

3

wu²

lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom)/fig. one who is too severe has no friends

4

yu²

lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom)/fig. one who is too severe has no friends