Read Edit View history 水清无鱼 shuǐqīngwúyú don't ask for perfection Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 水清无鱼/ 水清無魚 shuǐqīngwúyú don't ask for perfection literally 'water that is too clean has no fish'; used to suggest that one who is overly critical or strict will have no friends or followers Edit Delete References Add reference variant 水清无鱼/水清無魚 → 水至清则无鱼/水至清則無魚 Edit Delete same_as 水至清则无鱼/水至清則無魚 → 水清无鱼/水清無魚 Edit Delete
水清无鱼/ 水清無魚 shuǐqīngwúyú don't ask for perfection literally 'water that is too clean has no fish'; used to suggest that one who is overly critical or strict will have no friends or followers Edit Delete