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Jyutping soeng6 sin6 joek6 seoi2
Pinyin shàng shàn ruò shuǐ

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be perfectly virtuous and benevolent

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Jyutping
Pinyin shàng shàn ruò shuǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])