水至清则无鱼,人至察则无徒
shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú , rén zhì chá zé wú túshuizhiqingzewuyu,renzhichazewutu
- (saying) water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends
shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú , rén zhì chá zé wú túshuizhiqingzewuyu,renzhichazewutu
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences