phrase, idiomatic
to be perfectly virtuous and benevolent
上善若水 [----]
Jyutping Pinyin
shàng shàn ruò shuǐ
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
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])