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盂方水方
 
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yú fāng shuǐ fāng
  • If the basin is square, the water in it will also be square. (idiom)

盂方水方 yú fāng shuǐ fāng

盂方水方
1 水盛在方形的容器中便呈方形。语本《荀子.君道》:「君者槃也,槃圆而水圆;君者盂也,盂方而水方。」比喻在下位的人以上位者为典范。《韩非子.外储说左上》:「为人君者犹盂也,民犹水也,盂方水方,盂圜水圜。」

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