常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋
chángzàihébiānzǒu,nǎyǒubùshīxié
ㄔㄤˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄗㄡˇ , ㄋㄚˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕ ㄒㄧㄝˊ
Simplified 常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋
- 1a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb)
- 2(fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)