词语
水能载舟,亦能覆舟
拼音
shuǐ néng zài zhōu yì néng fù zhōu
什么意思
释义如下:↓- (谚语) 比喻事物使用得当则有利,不当则有害。 唐.吴兢《贞观政要.卷一.政体》:「臣又闻古语云:『君,舟也;人,水也。水能载舟,亦能覆舟。』陛下以为可畏,诚如圣旨。」
英语
lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb) fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm things can be double-edged