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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Definições

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

person; people

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

water

(of water etc) clear; clean

not to have

to arrive

fish

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

disciple; apprentice; believer