(literary) isn't it truly …?; how … it is!

variant of 抑且[yi4 qie3]

also written as

namely; that is

Yizhuang town in Beijing municipality

or

also known as; alternative name; to also be called

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

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

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

vice versa

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