No big fish in clear water
It means you can't be blameworthy of others.
Idioms and allusions
[source]: it is said in the biography of Dongfang Shuo in the book of Han: "when the water is clear, there is no fish; when people observe it, there is no apprentice."
Discrimination of words
Synonym: clear water without fish antonym: muddy water touch usage: used as object and attribute; used to admonish people
No big fish in clear water
evade the subject under discussion - wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
hold on to one 's wrong belief till death - zhì sǐ bù wù
the southern mountain might be moved off - nán shān kě yí
one 's heart ached as if pierced by ten thousand arrows - wàn jiàn cuán xīn
the bondage of reputation and wealth - míng jiāng lì suǒ