水浅鱼不住水淺魚不住水淺魚不住

if the water is shallow, fish won't stay

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Where conditions are poor, talented people will not stay. Said of organisations that cannot keep good staff.

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Simplified: 水浅鱼不住
Traditional (Taiwan): 水淺魚不住
Pinyin: shuǐ qiǎn yú búzhù
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄩˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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