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水至清则无鱼,人至察则无徒

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

Characters and words in 水至清则无鱼,人至察则无徒

shuǐ = shu + ei3
water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
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zhì = zh + Ø4
to arrive / most / to / until
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qīng = qi + (e)ng1
Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911) / surname Qing
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qīng = qi + (e)ng1
clear / distinct / quiet / just and honest / pure / to settle or clear up / to clean up or purge
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qīng = qi + (e)ng1
(of water etc) clear; clean / quiet; still / pure; uncorrupted / clear; distinct / to clear; to settle (accounts)
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= z + e2
(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / standard / norm / principle / to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items
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= z + e2
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then / (bound form) standard; norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate; to follow / classifier for written items
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= w + Ø2
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
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= yu + Ø2
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= yu + Ø2
fish / CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]
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rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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chá = ch + a2
short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]
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chá = ch + a2
to examine / to inquire / to observe / to inspect / to look into / obvious / clearly evident
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chá = ch + a2
= tu + Ø2
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= tu + Ø2
disciple / apprentice / believer / on foot / bare or empty / to no avail / only / prison sentence
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= tu + Ø2
disciple; apprentice; believer / on foot / bare; empty / to no avail / only / prison sentence
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Words with 水至清则无鱼,人至察则无徒

水至清则无鱼,人至察则无徒 is not used as a component in another word.

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水至清则无鱼,人至察则无徒 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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