when the river rises , the boat floats high(shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo)

when the river rises , the boat floats high

The Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Shu ǐ zh ǎ ngchu á ng ā o, which means that the water level rises and the ship floats. Metaphorical things grow and improve with the improvement of its foundation. From the biography of lanterns in Jingde.

Idiom explanation

As the water level rises, so does the hull. Metaphorical things grow and improve with the improvement of its foundation.

The origin of Idioms

In the Song Dynasty, Shi Daoyuan's biography of lanterns in Jingde said, "the water is long and the boat is high, the mud is rich and the Buddha is great."

Idiom grammar

After several times, he knew that others had something to rely on him. Suddenly, the shelf grew up slowly. The 59th chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty.

Chinese PinYin : shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo