Xiǎo hé zhǎngshuǐ, dà hé mǎn; xiǎo hé méi shuǐ, dà hé gān.*

小河漲水大河滿, 小河沒水大河乾。

Lit If the water rises in small rivers, the big rivers will be full; if there's no water in small rivers, the big rivers will go dry.

Fig If the individuals are rich, the community will become rich, too; if individuals are poor, the community won't get rich.

Note [Rhyme; see also dà hé lǐ yǒu shuǐ above.]

Topics COMMUNITY ECONOMICS GROUPS INDIVIDUALS rhyme WEALTH