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水能載舟，亦能覆舟
seoi2 nang4 zoi3 zau1 jik6 nang4 fuk1 zau1
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water can float a boat or sink it; some things have the potential be either beneficial or harmful Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2051 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 19th Nov 2012 02:30 and last edited on 20th Nov 2012 02:20 |
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Characters in this word:水 seoi2 - water; liquid; dough (money)能 nang4 - can; may; able to; ability; energy 載 zoi3 zoi2 - loaded with; write down; year 舟 zau1 - boat; ship ， - (not in database) 亦 jik6 - also, too 能 nang4 - can; may; able to; ability; energy 覆 fuk1 - cover; overturn; perish; repeatedly; reply 舟 zau1 - boat; ship |
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