河里鱼多水不清，山里石多路不平河里魚多水不清，山里石多路不平河里魚多水不清，山里石多路不平

many fish in a river and the water is not clear; many stones in the hills and the path is not level

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: More people means more affairs and more problems. Said as a matter-of-fact observation.

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Simplified: 河里鱼多水不清，山里石多路不平
Traditional (Taiwan): 河里魚多水不清，山里石多路不平
Pinyin: hé li yú duō shuǐ bù qīng, shān li shí duō lù bùpíng
Pinyin (Taiwan): hé lǐ yú duō shuǐ bù qīng, shān lǐ shí duō lù bùpíng
Bopomofo: ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄩˊ ㄉㄨㄛㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ，ㄕㄢㄌㄧˇ ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄛㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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