上善若水

shàngshànruòshuǐ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

    • 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 dàodéjīng)

Character by character

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