Chinese sayings and proverbs » water http://chinese-sayings.com Thu, 28 May 2009 06:04:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also http://chinese-sayings.com/not-only-can-water-float-a-boat-it-can-sink-it-also/chinese_proverbs http://chinese-sayings.com/not-only-can-water-float-a-boat-it-can-sink-it-also/chinese_proverbs#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:39:56 +0000 admin http://chinese-sayings.com/?p=604 Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.

Every thing has a dual nature. Humans too. Depends on us to be good or evil, strong or weak.

]]> http://chinese-sayings.com/not-only-can-water-float-a-boat-it-can-sink-it-also/chinese_proverbs/feed 2 How can you put out a fire set on a cart-load of firewood with only a cup of water http://chinese-sayings.com/how-can-you-put-out-a-fire-set-on-a-cart-load-of-firewood-with-only-a-cup-of-water/chinese_proverbs http://chinese-sayings.com/how-can-you-put-out-a-fire-set-on-a-cart-load-of-firewood-with-only-a-cup-of-water/chinese_proverbs#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 23:54:11 +0000 admin http://chinese-sayings.com/how-can-you-put-out-a-fire-set-on-a-cart-load-of-firewood-with-only-a-cup-of-water/chinese_proverbs How can you put out a fire set on a cart-load of firewood with only a cup of water ]]> http://chinese-sayings.com/how-can-you-put-out-a-fire-set-on-a-cart-load-of-firewood-with-only-a-cup-of-water/chinese_proverbs/feed 0 One cannot manage too many affairs; like pumpkins in water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other http://chinese-sayings.com/one-cannot-manage-too-many-affairs-like-pumpkins-in-water-one-pops-up-while-you-try-to-hold-down-the-other/chinese_proverbs http://chinese-sayings.com/one-cannot-manage-too-many-affairs-like-pumpkins-in-water-one-pops-up-while-you-try-to-hold-down-the-other/chinese_proverbs#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 23:54:11 +0000 admin http://chinese-sayings.com/one-cannot-manage-too-many-affairs-like-pumpkins-in-water-one-pops-up-while-you-try-to-hold-down-the-other/chinese_proverbs One cannot manage too many affairs; like pumpkins in water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other ]]> http://chinese-sayings.com/one-cannot-manage-too-many-affairs-like-pumpkins-in-water-one-pops-up-while-you-try-to-hold-down-the-other/chinese_proverbs/feed 0 One monk shoulders water by himself; two can still share the labor among them When it comes to three, they have to go thirsty http://chinese-sayings.com/one-monk-shoulders-water-by-himself-two-can-still-share-the-labor-among-them-when-it-comes-to-three-they-have-to-go-thirsty/chinese_proverbs http://chinese-sayings.com/one-monk-shoulders-water-by-himself-two-can-still-share-the-labor-among-them-when-it-comes-to-three-they-have-to-go-thirsty/chinese_proverbs#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 23:54:11 +0000 admin http://chinese-sayings.com/one-monk-shoulders-water-by-himself-two-can-still-share-the-labor-among-them-when-it-comes-to-three-they-have-to-go-thirsty/chinese_proverbs One monk shoulders water by himself; two can still share the labor among them When it comes to three, they have to go thirsty ]]> http://chinese-sayings.com/one-monk-shoulders-water-by-himself-two-can-still-share-the-labor-among-them-when-it-comes-to-three-they-have-to-go-thirsty/chinese_proverbs/feed 0 Don’t stand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net http://chinese-sayings.com/dont-stand-by-the-water-and-long-for-fish-go-home-and-weave-a-net/chinese_proverbs http://chinese-sayings.com/dont-stand-by-the-water-and-long-for-fish-go-home-and-weave-a-net/chinese_proverbs#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 19:56:38 +0000 admin http://chinese-sayings.com/?p=428 Don’t stand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net ]]> http://chinese-sayings.com/dont-stand-by-the-water-and-long-for-fish-go-home-and-weave-a-net/chinese_proverbs/feed 0 The remedy for dirt is soap and water The remedy for dying is living http://chinese-sayings.com/the-remedy-for-dirt-is-soap-and-water-the-remedy-for-dying-is-living/chinese_proverbs http://chinese-sayings.com/the-remedy-for-dirt-is-soap-and-water-the-remedy-for-dying-is-living/chinese_proverbs#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 19:29:03 +0000 admin http://chinese-sayings.com/?p=411 The remedy for dirt is soap and water The remedy for dying is living ]]> http://chinese-sayings.com/the-remedy-for-dirt-is-soap-and-water-the-remedy-for-dying-is-living/chinese_proverbs/feed 0 Whenever the water rises, the boat will rise too http://chinese-sayings.com/whenever-the-water-rises-the-boat-will-rise-too/chinese_proverbs http://chinese-sayings.com/whenever-the-water-rises-the-boat-will-rise-too/chinese_proverbs#comments Sat, 03 May 2008 18:37:58 +0000 admin http://chinese-sayings.com/?p=330 Whenever the water rises, the boat will rise too ]]> http://chinese-sayings.com/whenever-the-water-rises-the-boat-will-rise-too/chinese_proverbs/feed 0 The water that bears the ship is the same that engulfs it http://chinese-sayings.com/the-water-that-bears-the-ship-is-the-same-that-engulfs-it/chinese_proverbs http://chinese-sayings.com/the-water-that-bears-the-ship-is-the-same-that-engulfs-it/chinese_proverbs#comments Sat, 03 May 2008 18:04:40 +0000 admin http://chinese-sayings.com/?p=300 The water that bears the ship is the same that engulfs it ]]> http://chinese-sayings.com/the-water-that-bears-the-ship-is-the-same-that-engulfs-it/chinese_proverbs/feed 0 Flowing water never goes bad; our door hubs never gather termites http://chinese-sayings.com/flowing-water-never-goes-bad-our-door-hubs-never-gather-termites/chinese_proverbs http://chinese-sayings.com/flowing-water-never-goes-bad-our-door-hubs-never-gather-termites/chinese_proverbs#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:29:14 +0000 admin http://chinese-sayings.com/?p=169 Flowing water never goes bad; our door hubs never gather termites ]]> http://chinese-sayings.com/flowing-water-never-goes-bad-our-door-hubs-never-gather-termites/chinese_proverbs/feed 0 Enough shovels of earth make a mountain, enough pails of water a river http://chinese-sayings.com/enough-shovels-of-earth-make-a-mountain-enough-pails-of-water-a-river/chinese_proverbs http://chinese-sayings.com/enough-shovels-of-earth-make-a-mountain-enough-pails-of-water-a-river/chinese_proverbs#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:20:46 +0000 admin http://chinese-sayings.com/?p=163 Enough shovels of earth make a mountain, enough pails of water a river ]]> http://chinese-sayings.com/enough-shovels-of-earth-make-a-mountain-enough-pails-of-water-a-river/chinese_proverbs/feed 0