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Mark the boat to find the lost sword / Ignoring the changing circumstances of the world
刻舟求劍 is an originally-Chinese proverb that serves as a warning to people that things are always in a state of change.
Thus, you must consider that and not depend on the old ways or a way that may have worked in the past but is no longer valid.
This idiom/proverb comes from the following story:
A man was traveling in a ferry boat across a river. With him, he carried a treasured sword. Along the way, the man became overwhelmed and intoxicated by the beautiful view and accidentally dropped his prized sword into the river. Thinking quickly, he pulled out a knife and marked on the rail of the boat where exactly he had lost his sword.
When the boat arrived on the other side of the river, the man jumped out of the boat and searched for his sword right under where he'd made the mark. Of course, the boat had moved a great distance since he made the mark, and thus, he could not find the sword.
While this man may seem foolhardy, we must take a great lesson from this parable: Circumstances change, so one should use methods to handle the change. In modern China, this is used in business to mean that one should not depend on old business models for a changing market.
This proverb dates back to the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC) of the territory now known as China. It has spread and is somewhat known in Japan and Korea.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
スジ see styles |
suji スジ |
(1) muscle; tendon; sinew; (2) vein; artery; (3) fiber; fibre; string; (4) line; stripe; streak; (5) reason; logic; (6) plot; storyline; (7) lineage; descent; (8) school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); (9) aptitude; talent; (10) source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; (11) well-informed person (in a transaction); (12) logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); (13) (shogi) ninth vertical line; (14) seam on a helmet; (15) (abbreviation) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); (16) (archaism) social position; status; (n-suf,n,adj-no) (17) on (a river, road, etc.); along; (suf,ctr) (18) counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions; (19) (archaism) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency); (given name) Suji |
伝い see styles |
zutai づたい |
(suffix) (after a noun; oft. 〜に) (See 伝う) along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following |
信度 see styles |
xìn dù xin4 du4 hsin tu Shindo |
Sindhu, Sindh, Scinde, 辛頭 the country of 信度河 the Indus, one of the 'four great rivers.' Sindhu is a general name for India, but refers especially to the kingdom along the banks of the river Indus, whose capital was Vichavapura. |
外灘 外滩 see styles |
wài tān wai4 tan1 wai t`an wai tan waitan ワイタン |
the Bund, a waterfront promenade in central Shanghai, running along the western bank of the Huangpu River (place-name) The Bund (Shanghai, China) |
川竹 see styles |
kawatake かわたけ |
(1) bamboo growing along a river bank; (2) Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; (3) Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); (4) (archaism) prostitute; the life of a prostitute; (surname) Kawatake |
川筋 see styles |
kawasuji かわすじ |
course of a river; land along a river; (surname) Kawasuji |
江村 see styles |
kouson / koson こうそん |
village along a (large) river; (surname) Kōmura |
河竹 see styles |
kawatake かわたけ |
(1) bamboo growing along a river bank; (2) Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; (3) Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); (4) (archaism) prostitute; the life of a prostitute; (surname) Kawatake |
沿江 see styles |
yán jiāng yan2 jiang1 yen chiang |
along the river; the region around the river |
濱江 滨江 see styles |
bīn jiāng bin1 jiang1 pin chiang hamae はまえ |
along the bank of a river; riverside (surname, female given name) Hamae |
蜿蜒 see styles |
wān yán wan1 yan2 wan yen enen えんえん |
(of a snake) to wriggle along; (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind (adj-t,adv-to) (1) forever; endlessly; on and on; (2) meandering; wandering; winding; sinuous; serpentine; zigzagging |
川沿い see styles |
kawazoi かわぞい |
(can be adjective with の) along the river; riverside |
河沿い see styles |
kawazoi かわぞい |
(can be adjective with の) along the river; riverside |
Variations: |
kawatake かわたけ |
(1) bamboo growing along a river bank; (2) Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; (3) Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); (4) (archaism) prostitute; the life of a prostitute |
Variations: |
suji(p); suji すじ(P); スジ |
(1) muscle; tendon; sinew; (2) vein; artery; (3) fiber; fibre; string; (4) line; stripe; streak; (5) (See 筋が通る) reason; logic; (6) plot; storyline; (7) lineage; descent; (8) school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); (9) aptitude; talent; (10) source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; (11) well-informed person (in a transaction); (12) logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); (13) {shogi} ninth vertical line; (14) seam on a helmet; (15) (abbreviation) (See 筋蒲鉾) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); (16) (archaism) social position; status; (n-suf,n,adj-no) (17) on (a river, road, etc.); along; (suf,ctr) (18) counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions; (suffix) (19) (筋 only) street (in Osaka); (suf,ctr) (20) (archaism) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency) |
Variations: |
kawazoi かわぞい |
(can be adjective with の) along the river; riverside |
Variations: |
zoi ぞい |
(suffix) (after a noun; usu. 〜に) along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Mark the boat to find the lost sword Ignoring the changing circumstances of the world | 刻舟求劍 刻舟求剑 | kokushuukyuuken kokushukyuken | kè zhōu qiú jiàn ke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4 ke zhou qiu jian kezhouqiujian | k`o chou ch`iu chien kochouchiuchien ko chou chiu chien |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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