水可載舟，亦可覆舟

Chinese
water; river
 
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 also
 
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
trad. (水可載舟，亦可覆舟) 水 可 載舟 ， 亦 可 覆舟
simp. (水可载舟，亦可覆舟) 水 可 载舟 ， 亦 可 覆舟

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shuǐ kě zài zhōu, yì kě fù zhōu
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄓㄡ, ㄧˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄡ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi2 ho2 zoi3 zau1, jik6 ho2 fuk1 zau1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: shuǐ kě zài zhōu, yì kě fù zhōu [Phonetic: shuíkězàizhōu,yìkěfùzhōu]
      • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄓㄡ, ㄧˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄡ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoei kee tzay jou, yih kee fuh jou
      • Tongyong Pinyin: shuěi kě zài jhou, yì kě fù jhou
      • IPA (key): /ʂweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

水可載舟，亦可覆舟

  1. Alternative form of 水能載舟，亦能覆舟／水能载舟，亦能覆舟 (shuǐ néng zài zhōu, yì néng fù zhōu).
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