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水(みず)清(きよ)ければ魚(うお)棲(す)まず
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Meanings

  • expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), proverb
    1. the morally upright have a hard time making friends; fish will not live in water that is (too) clean

Readings

水清ければ魚棲まず
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みずきよければうおすまず
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