水能载舟，亦能覆舟
shuǐ​néng​zài​zhōu​yì​néng​fù​zhōu

water can carry a boat or overturn it

  1. 水 shuǐ noun
    water
    water; a liquid, juice, or lotion
  2. 能 néng auxiliary
    can
    can; be able to; be capable of; to have the permission or possibility to do something
  3. 载 載 zài verb
    to carry
    to transport by vehicle or ship; to carry; to load; to convey
  4. 舟 zhōu noun
    boat
    (bound form) boat; ship; vessel
  5. ， yì
    non-Chinese
  6. 亦 yì adverb
    also
    (literary) also; too; same as 也 yě
  7. 能 néng auxiliary
    can
    can; be able to; be capable of; to have the permission or possibility to do something
  8. 复 覆 fù noun
    to overturn
    To capsize, tip over, or subvert; to fall or be defeated; to overturn; to upset.
  9. 舟 zhōu noun
    boat
    (bound form) boat; ship; vessel