King, Yi Ye, Yi Zheng and Jing Zheng; Jun, Yu Ye, Yu Yuan and Water Circle; Jun, Lu Ye, Lu Fang and Water Fang.
——Xun Zi. King's Way
【Translation】
The monarch is like a sundial that measures time, the people are like a shadow, and the sundial is like a shadow; the monarch is like a plate, the people are like the water in the plate, and the plate is round and the water is round; the monarch is like a bowl, the people are like the water in the cup, and the water in the cup is also square.