上善若水

shàng shàn ruò shuǐ

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1. the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the \Book of Dao\ 道德经dào dé jīng)

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Child Words of 上善若水

• 善 善 shàn: good (virtuous)
• 水 水 shuǐ: water
• 若 若 ruò: to seem
• 上 上 shàng: on top