水淺養不住大魚

lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom) / fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization

surname Shui

water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

sound of moving water

shallow / light (color)

to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

repeatedly / continuously / constantly / unable to (resist, conceal etc)

(verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) / repeatedly; continuously; constantly

to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

surname Yu

fish / CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]