水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒

shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú , rén zhì chá zé wú tú

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Définitions

  1. 1. water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends (idiom)

Mots composant 水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒

人
rén

person; people

则
zé

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then

水
shuǐ

water

清
qīng

(of water etc) clear; clean

无
wú

not to have

至
zhì

to arrive

鱼
yú

fish

察
chá

short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[chá hā ěr]

徒
tú

disciple; apprentice; believer