水涨船高

the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend / to develop according to the situation

surname Shui

water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

to rise (of prices, rivers)

to swell / to distend

variant of 船[chuan2]

boat / vessel / ship / CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]

surname Gao

high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)