水能载舟，亦能覆舟 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 水能载舟，亦能覆舟

水能载舟，亦能覆舟
(水能載舟，亦能覆舟)

Definition lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb) / fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it / if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm / things can be double-edged

Usage

Characters 水 shuǐ 能 néng 载 (載) zài/zǎi 舟 zhōu 亦 yì 覆 fù

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