载舟覆舟 — Chinese idiom
载舟覆舟
zài zhōu fù zhōu
Traditional: 載舟覆舟
Meaning
- to carry a boat or to overturn a boat ; fig. The people can support a regime or overturn it.
Character by character
- 载zàiload; to carry, to convey, to transport
- 舟zhōuboat, ship
- 覆fùto cover; to overturn; to repeat; to reply
- 舟zhōuboat, ship
Idioms sharing a character
- 千载难逢 qiān zǎi nán féng
- 厚德载物 hòu dé zài wù
- 口碑载道 kǒu bēi zài dào
- 怨声载道 yuàn shēng zài dào
- 悲声载道 bēi shēng zài dào
- 满载而归 mǎn zài ér guī
- 荆棘载途 jīng jí zài tú
- 载歌且舞 zài gē qiě wǔ
- 载歌载舞 zài gē zài wǔ
- 载酒问字 zài jiǔ wèn zì
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