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水能载舟亦能覆舟
水能載舟亦能覆舟
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1. lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb)
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2. fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it
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3. if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm
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4. things can be double-edged