水清无大鱼水清無大魚水清無大魚

where the water is clear there are no big fish

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: A leader who is too exacting and probes every detail loses people's loyalty and gets the opposite of what they want. Often used to advise tolerance of small faults.

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Simplified: 水清无大鱼
Traditional (Taiwan): 水清無大魚
Pinyin: shuǐ qīng wú dà yú
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄥㄨˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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