刻舟求剑是个寓言。
Kèzhōu-qiújiàn shì gè yùyán.
English
Marking the boat to find the sword is a fable.
刻舟求剑
an action made pointless by changed circumstances
HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 刻舟求劍
Dictionary entry
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
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刻
舟
求
剑
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See it in sentences
做事不能刻舟求剑。
Zuò shì bù néng kèzhōu-qiújiàn.
English
Do not be rigid like the boat-carver.
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