水心あれば魚心
みずごころあればうおごころ
- if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if the water is kind to fish, the fish will be friendly toward water too; mutual back-scratching exp proverb
Kanji
水
スイ
みず • みず-
water
心
シン
こころ • -ごころ
heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)
魚
ギョ
うお • さかな • -ざかな
fish
心
シン
こころ • -ごころ
heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)
Synonyms
魚心あれば水心
うおごころあればみずごころ
- if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching exp proverb