水涨船高 in English shui3 zhang3 chuan2 gao1 Meaning

Meanings

  • the tide rises, the boat floats (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to change with the overall trend
  • to develop according to the situation

Simplified Characters

水 涨 船 高

Traditional Characters

水 漲 船 高

Pinyin

shui3 zhang3 chuan2 gao1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

水shui3surname Shui 涨zhang3to rise (of prices, rivers) 船chuan2variant of 船[chuan2] 高gao1surname Gao