lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb); fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it; if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm; things can be double-edged
亦步亦趋亦步亦趨yi4 bu4 yi4 qu1
to blindly follow suit (idiom); to imitate slavishly; to do what everyone else is doing
亦称亦稱yi4 cheng1
also known as; alternative name; to also be called