"水能載舟，亦能覆舟" meaning in Chinese

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        "2": "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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      "expansion": "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。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]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。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Xunzi, c. 3ʳᵈ century BCE\nJūn 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. [Pinyin]\nThe 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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      "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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    },
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      "ipa": "/sɵy̯³⁵ nɐŋ²¹ t͡sɔːi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɪk̚² nɐŋ²¹ fʊk̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/",
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    {
      "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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