水能載舟，亦能覆舟 (seoi2 nang4 zoi3 zau1 jik6 nang4 fuk1 zau1 | shui3 neng2 zai4 zhou1 yi4 neng2 fu4 zhou1) : water can float a boat or sink it; some things have the potential be either beneficial or harmful

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水能載舟，亦能覆舟

seoi2 nang4 zoi3 zau1 jik6 nang4 fuk1 zau1

shui3 neng2 zai4 zhou1 yi4 neng2 fu4 zhou1

water can float a boat or sink it; some things have the potential be either beneficial or harmful

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

水能載舟，亦能覆舟 / 水能载舟，亦能覆舟

This word has been viewed 1631 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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