水可載舟，亦可覆舟

Chinese
water; river
 
can; may; able to
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 
to carry; to convey; to load
to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; and; also; as well as; simultaneously; year
 boat also
 
can; may; able to
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 
to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter
to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter; to overturn; to capsize
 boat
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)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐ kě zài zhōu, yì kě fù zhōu [Phonetic: shuíkězàizhōu,yìkěfùzhōu]
      • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄓㄡ , ㄧˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄡ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: shuěi kě zài jhou, yì kě fù jhou
      • Wade–Giles: shui3 kʻo3 tsai4 chou1, i4 kʻo3 fu4 chou1
      • Yale: shwěi kě dzài jōu-, yì kě fù jōu
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoei kee tzay jou, yih kee fuh jou
      • Palladius: шуй кэ цзай чжоу, и кэ фу чжоу (šuj kɛ czaj čžou, i kɛ fu čžou)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ 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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