Lingaku- to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom); fig. The people can support a regime or overturn it.
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- to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom)
This idiom illustrates the idea that the people have the power to either support or overthrow a government, emphasizing the importance of public opinion and support in a political context.
When a regime loses the support of the people, it will end up like an overturned boat.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zài zhōu fù zhōu载舟覆舟to support or overturn a regimemín yì民意zǎi载zhōu舟public opinion supports a regimemín xīn民心rú如Shuǐ水，zài zhōu fù zhōu载舟覆舟the people's will is like water, supporting or overturning a regimezhèng quán政权de的wěn dìng稳定yī lài依赖Yú于mín zhòng民众de的zhī chí支持the stability of a regime relies on the support of the peopledāng quán zhě当权者xū需zhù yì注意mín xīn民心those in power must pay attention to public sentimentrén mín人民shì是guó jiā国家de的jī shí基石the people are the cornerstone of the nationzhèng zhì政治shēng tài生态rú tóng如同shuǐ liú水流the political ecology is like flowing waterzhèng fǔ政府de的mìng yùn命运zài yú在于mín zhòng民众de的shǒu手Zhōng中the fate of the government is in the hands of the peoplewéi hù维护mín zhòng民众lì yì利益to uphold the interests of the peoplezhī chí支持yú与fǎn duì反对de的lì liang力量the forces of support and opposition