“小河无水大河干”是一句熟语的颠倒。长期以来,人们认定了一句颇为响亮的话:“大河有水小河满,大河无水小河干”。如今颠倒过来说,有没有道理呢?笔者认为不仅有,而且是正本清源。如果只作道理解释,说明个体是整体的一部分,个体应顾全大局,这句话不能说没有积极的意义。但是,从自然本 “Small river dry river ” is a phrase upside down. For a long time, people have identified a rather loud words: “River has water river full, river dry river”. Now, turning upside down, is there any truth? I think not only, but also the original Qingyuan. If we only make an explanation by reason, we can say that an individual is a part of the whole and that an individual should take the overall situation into account. This sentence can not be said to have no positive meaning. However, from the nature