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常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋
cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié
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Definitions
- 1. a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb)
- 2. (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)