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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E25 (39:45) HSK 7
shuǐ néng zài zhōu yì kě fù zhōu

水能载舟 亦可覆舟

“Water can carry a boat, but it can also sink it.”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 39:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zuò wéi tóu zī rén wǒ tài qīng chǔ zī běn jiù shì yī gǔ méi yǒu gǎn qíng de shuǐ

作为投资人 我太清楚 资本就是一股没有感情的水

“As an investor, I know this all too well. Capital is like water. It has no loyalties.”

shuǐ néng zài zhōu yì kě fù zhōu CURRENT FOCUS

水能载舟 亦可覆舟

“Water can carry a boat, but it can also sink it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jù jué róng zī

我拒绝融资

“I'm refusing funding,”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: MORAL JUSTIFICATION
Tone: PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: CAUTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Taking outside investment might feel great now, but it will eventually destroy us if we lose control.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Chengyu and Classical Idioms in Modern Business

Originally an ancient imperial governance maxim from the Xunzi and Emperor Taizong, Chinese executives frequently deploy it to describe the double-edged nature of capital or public opinion.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #proverbial_wisdom #risk_aversion #rejection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
水能载舟 亦可覆舟 SPOKEN CHUNK

water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it

A famous proverb used to remind someone that the very source of their power or success can easily destroy them if mismanaged.

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