"水能載舟，亦能覆舟" meaning in Chinese

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    {
      "english": "The ruler is the boat; the common people are the water. The water carries the boat; the water overturns the boat. Thus, should the ruler wish for stability, there is nothing better than to govern with equity and to care for the people.",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Classical Chinese",
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " Xunzi, c. 3ʳᵈ century BCE",
      "roman": "Jūn zhě, zhōu yě. Shùrén zhě, shuǐ yě. Shuǐ zé zǎi zhōu, shuǐ zé fù zhōu. Gù jūn rén zhě, yù ān, zé mò ruò píngzhèng àimín yǐ.",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "君者，舟也。庶人者，水也。水則載舟，水則覆舟。故君人者，欲安，則莫若平政愛民矣。",
      "type": "quote"
    },
    {
      "english": "The ruler is the boat; the common people are the water. The water carries the boat; the water overturns the boat. Thus, should the ruler wish for stability, there is nothing better than to govern with equity and to care for the people.",
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        "Classical Chinese",
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      ],
      "ref": " Xunzi, c. 3ʳᵈ century BCE",
      "roman": "Jūn zhě, zhōu yě. Shùrén zhě, shuǐ yě. Shuǐ zé zǎi zhōu, shuǐ zé fù zhōu. Gù jūn rén zhě, yù ān, zé mò ruò píngzhèng àimín yǐ.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "君者，舟也。庶人者，水也。水则载舟，水则覆舟。故君人者，欲安，则莫若平政爱民矣。",
      "type": "quote"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the book Xunzi (third century BC)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "水能载舟，亦能覆舟",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
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    },
    {
      "form": "水可載舟，亦可覆舟"
    },
    {
      "form": "水則載舟，水則覆舟"
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "水能載舟，亦能覆舟",
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    }
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "The water can carry the boat, can overturn the boat also.",
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      "alt": "君舟民水",
      "roman": "gunjuminsu",
      "word": "군주민수"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "People's will may support the leader, but may also cause the leader to fall from power."
      ],
      "id": "en-水能載舟，亦能覆舟-zh-proverb-SMgwk4Vo",
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          "leader",
          "leader"
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        [
          "power",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "If something is used correctly, it will be of benefit. If used incorrectly, it will do harm; X is a good servant but a bad master"
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          "correctly",
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          "benefit",
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          "incorrectly",
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          "harm",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuǐ néng zài zhōu, yì néng fù zhōu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄓㄡ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄡ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "seoi² nang⁴ zoi³ zau¹, jik⁶ nang⁴ fuk¹ zau¹"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuǐ néng zài zhōu, yì néng fù zhōu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuěi néng zài jhou, yì néng fù jhou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shui³ nêng² tsai⁴ chou¹, i⁴ nêng² fu⁴ chou¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shwěi néng dzài jōu-, yì néng fù jōu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shoei neng tzay jou, yih neng fuh jou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шуй нэн цзай чжоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "и нэн фу чжоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šuj nɛn czaj čžou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i nɛn fu čžou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɤŋ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "séui nàhng joi jāu, yihk nàhng fūk jāu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soey² nang⁴ dzoi³ dzau¹, jik⁹ nang⁴ fuk⁷ dzau¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sêu² neng⁴ zoi³ zeo¹, yig⁶ neng⁴ fug¹ zeo¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵy̯³⁵ nɐŋ²¹ t͡sɔːi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɪk̚² nɐŋ²¹ fʊk̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɤŋ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵy̯³⁵ nɐŋ²¹ t͡sɔːi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɪk̚² nɐŋ²¹ fʊk̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Xunzi (book)"
  ],
  "word": "水能載舟，亦能覆舟"
}

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    "Chinese terms spelled with 亦",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 水",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 能",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 舟",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 覆",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 載",
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  "etymology_examples": [
    {
      "english": "The ruler is the boat; the common people are the water. The water carries the boat; the water overturns the boat. Thus, should the ruler wish for stability, there is nothing better than to govern with equity and to care for the people.",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Classical Chinese",
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " Xunzi, c. 3ʳᵈ century BCE",
      "roman": "Jūn zhě, zhōu yě. Shùrén zhě, shuǐ yě. Shuǐ zé zǎi zhōu, shuǐ zé fù zhōu. Gù jūn rén zhě, yù ān, zé mò ruò píngzhèng àimín yǐ.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "君者，舟也。庶人者，水也。水則載舟，水則覆舟。故君人者，欲安，則莫若平政愛民矣。",
      "type": "quote"
    },
    {
      "english": "The ruler is the boat; the common people are the water. The water carries the boat; the water overturns the boat. Thus, should the ruler wish for stability, there is nothing better than to govern with equity and to care for the people.",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Classical Chinese",
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " Xunzi, c. 3ʳᵈ century BCE",
      "roman": "Jūn zhě, zhōu yě. Shùrén zhě, shuǐ yě. Shuǐ zé zǎi zhōu, shuǐ zé fù zhōu. Gù jūn rén zhě, yù ān, zé mò ruò píngzhèng àimín yǐ.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "君者，舟也。庶人者，水也。水则载舟，水则覆舟。故君人者，欲安，则莫若平政爱民矣。",
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    }
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      "form": "水能载舟，亦能覆舟",
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    {
      "form": "水可載舟，亦可覆舟"
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  "literal_meaning": "The water can carry the boat, can overturn the boat also.",
  "pos": "proverb",
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      "alt": "君舟民水",
      "roman": "gunjuminsu",
      "word": "군주민수"
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          "use",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuǐ néng zài zhōu, yì néng fù zhōu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄓㄡ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄡ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "seoi² nang⁴ zoi³ zau¹, jik⁶ nang⁴ fuk¹ zau¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuǐ néng zài zhōu, yì néng fù zhōu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuěi néng zài jhou, yì néng fù jhou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shui³ nêng² tsai⁴ chou¹, i⁴ nêng² fu⁴ chou¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shwěi néng dzài jōu-, yì néng fù jōu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shoei neng tzay jou, yih neng fuh jou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шуй нэн цзай чжоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "и нэн фу чжоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šuj nɛn czaj čžou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i nɛn fu čžou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɤŋ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "séui nàhng joi jāu, yihk nàhng fūk jāu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soey² nang⁴ dzoi³ dzau¹, jik⁹ nang⁴ fuk⁷ dzau¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sêu² neng⁴ zoi³ zeo¹, yig⁶ neng⁴ fug¹ zeo¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵy̯³⁵ nɐŋ²¹ t͡sɔːi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɪk̚² nɐŋ²¹ fʊk̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɤŋ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵy̯³⁵ nɐŋ²¹ t͡sɔːi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɪk̚² nɐŋ²¹ fʊk̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/"
    }
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  "word": "水能載舟，亦能覆舟"
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