载舟覆舟 zài zhōu fù zhōu

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

载 zài
HSK 5
load; carry; transport, convey
舟 zhōu
HSK 6
boat, ship; KangXi radical 137
覆 fù
HSK 6
cover; tip over; return; reply
舟 zhōu
HSK 6
boat, ship; KangXi radical 137