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jmdict 2839235 Active (id: 2101450)
水清ければ魚棲まず
みずきよければうおすまず
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ the morally upright have a hard time making friends
▶ [lit] fish will not live in water that is (too) clean



History:
5. A 2021-04-30 07:20:24  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2021-04-27 13:33:58 
  Refs:
koj
  Comments:
Tried to improve it a little bit
  Diff:
@@ -13,2 +13,2 @@
-<gloss>being too morally upright will not earn you friends</gloss>
-<gloss g_type="lit">fish will not live in water that is too clean</gloss>
+<gloss>the morally upright have a hard time making friends</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">fish will not live in water that is (too) clean</gloss>
3. A 2019-04-19 16:35:55  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2019-04-18 19:13:00  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13,2 @@
-<gloss>squeaky clean is too clean</gloss>
+<gloss>being too morally upright will not earn you friends</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">fish will not live in water that is too clean</gloss>
1. A* 2019-04-13 14:41:26  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij
  Comments:
Feel.free to improve the gloss (and add a 
lit)

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