Dictionary Entry: 常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋
Word
Pinyin
常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋
cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié
a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb) ꞏ (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)
