水漲船高

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when the river rises the boat goes up

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the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend, to develop according to the situation

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水漲船高|水涨船高 [shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo] ► the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend ► to develop according to the situation