Xià qiǎn shuǐ zhǐnéng zhuā yú-xiā; rù shēn tán fāng néng qín jiāolóng.

下淺水只能抓魚蝦, 入深潭方能擒蛟龍。

Lit Go into the shallow waters [and you] can only catch shrimp [and] fish; only if [you] go into the deep waters can [you] catch flood-dragons.

Fig The greater the efforts, the greater the rewards or achievements.

Note [Note: jiāolóng refers to a mythical creature capable of invoking storms and floods.]

Topics EFFORT INVESTMENT jiāolóng REWARDS