Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 亦

also

or

variant of 抑且 (yìqiě)

Yizhuang town in Beijing municipality

also written as

namely
that is

also known as
alternative name
to also be called

rényúnyìyún

to say what everyone says (idiom)
to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view
to follow the herd

lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully

(idiom) to be both friend and foe to each other; to have a friendly rivalry

fǎnzhīyìrán

vice versa

to blindly follow suit (idiom)
to imitate slavishly
to do what everyone else is doing

shuǐnéngzàizhōu,yìnéngfùzhōu

水能载舟，亦能覆舟

[水能載舟，亦能覆舟]

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