載舟覆舟

zoi3 zau1 fuk1 zau1

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

載舟覆舟Traditional · Main Form
载舟覆舟Alternate Form

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