Vocabulary
What does 水清ければ魚棲まず (みずきよければうおすまず) mean?
水清ければ魚棲まず (みずきよければうおすまず) means being too pure or too strict drives people away (lit. if the water is too clear, fish will not live there).
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水清ければ魚棲まずみずきよければうおすまず
TOPICS
being too pure or too strict drives people away (lit. if the water is too clear, fish will not live there)
Example sentences
水清ければ魚棲まずで、あまり完璧を求めすぎると人は離れていく。
If the water is too clear, fish will not live there; demand too much perfection and people drift away.