水能載舟，亦能覆舟 (seoi2 nang4 zoi3 zau1 jik6 nang4 fuk1 zau1) — water can float a boat or sink it; some things have the potential be either beneficial or harmful in Cantonese
seoiˊ²水nangˎ₄能zoi˗₃載zauˉ¹舟，jikˍ₆亦nangˎ₄能fukˉ¹覆zauˉ¹舟简 水能载舟，亦能覆舟
Mandarin Pinyin: shui3 neng2 zai4 zhou1 yi4 neng2 fu4 zhou1
Meaning of 水能載舟，亦能覆舟
nounwater can float a boat or sink it; some things have the potential be either beneficial or harmful
idiomWater can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it; a metaphor for power or popular support.