载舟覆舟

Traditional: 載舟覆舟

zài zhōu fù zhōu

Dictionary entry

to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom); fig. The people can support a regime or overturn it.

What does 载舟覆舟 mean?

载舟覆舟 (zài zhōu fù zhōu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom); fig. The people can support a regime or overturn it.

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载zǎito record in writing · to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc)舟zhōuboat 覆fùto cover · to overflow

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载舟覆舟

zài zhōu fù zhōu

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