涉浅水者得鱼虾，涉深水者擒蛟龙涉淺水者得魚蝦，涉深水者擒蛟龍涉淺水者得魚蝦，涉深水者擒蛟龍

those who wade shallow water get fish and shrimp; those who wade deep water catch dragons

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Small risks bring small rewards, big risks bring big rewards. Used to encourage boldness; like 'nothing ventured, nothing gained'.

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Simplified: 涉浅水者得鱼虾，涉深水者擒蛟龙
Traditional (Taiwan): 涉淺水者得魚蝦，涉深水者擒蛟龍
Pinyin: shè qiǎnshuǐzhě dé yúxiā, shè shēn shuǐzhě qín jiāolóng
Pinyin (Taiwan): shè qiǎnshuǐzhě de yúxiā, shè shēn shuǐzhě qín jiāolóng
Bopomofo: ㄕㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄜˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄚ，ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄣㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠㄌㄨㄥˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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