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1. Ark
2. Mark the boat to find the lost sword / Ignoring the changing circumstances of the world
3. Speed
4. The incompetent boat pilot blames the river for his shortcomings
方舟 is the Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean name for an ark (as in Noah's Ark).
The literal translation is the square boat.
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Thus, you must consider that and not depend on the old ways or a way that may have worked in the past but is no longer valid.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.
高速 means “high speed” or “in high gear” in Chinese and Japanese Kanji.
In old Korean Hanja, it also means “high speed” but can also be a nickname for “rapid transit.”
高速 is the best selection if you want to say “speed” in regard to your race car, race boat, or lifestyle. You need this word, which literally means “high speed,” as the Asian word for “speed” alone does not suggest whether you mean fast or slow.
Many things have opposite properties. The water you drink can also drown you. Pork may nourish you and keep you alive but under-cook it and it could kill you. Potassium nitrate is often used as a fertilizer to grow the food that sustains us but it's also been used as an explosive to topple buildings and destroy us.
This concept is easily associated with “yin yang” where an element has two opposite properties that are as different as night and day.
This proverb's meaning can be summed up this way: “Anything that can lead you to success may also contain great risks.”
This phrase is known in literary circles by Korean people (scholars or literature). It is therefore also a valid proverb in Korean Hanja, though most Koreans would not be able to make sense of it.
Please note that there is an unwritten rule when the same character appears twice in the same phrase, the calligrapher will alter the appearance so that no two characters are exactly alike in the same piece. This calligraphy has two repeating characters that will be written differently than they appear here.
The first four characters are often translated as “Go ahead as planned regardless of the weather” or, “[Overcome] despite the rain and wind.” The last four characters can mean “Stick together” but literally means “Take the same boat [together].”
風雨無阻同舟共濟 is a Chinese proverb that suggests that you are willing (or should be willing) to overcome any adversity, and accomplish your task at hand. The second part (last four characters) is sometimes left off but this second part strongly suggests that you should overcome that adversity together.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your boat search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
さばに see styles |
sabani さばに |
plank-built fishing boat (Okinawa) |
ハーリー see styles |
paarii / pari パーリー |
More info & calligraphy: Harleigh |
刻舟求劍 刻舟求剑 see styles |
kè zhōu qiú jiàn ke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4 k`o chou ch`iu chien ko chou chiu chien |
More info & calligraphy: Mark the boat to find the lost sword / Ignoring the changing circumstances of the world |
水漲船高 水涨船高 see styles |
shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo shui3 zhang3 chuan2 gao1 shui chang ch`uan kao shui chang chuan kao |
More info & calligraphy: A rising tide lifts all boats |
幫 帮 see styles |
bāng bang1 pang |
to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; upper (of a shoe); group; gang; clique; party; secret society |
搭 see styles |
dā da1 ta tō |
to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡[da1] to don |
斛 see styles |
hú hu2 hu teruo てるお |
ancient measuring vessel; fifty liters; dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks) (1) measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.); (2) measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters); (personal name) Teruo droṇa, a tub, or wooden vessel; a measure of capacity. A square wooden vessel, a bushel, a picul. |
橃 see styles |
fá fa2 fa |
large boat; old variant of 筏[fa2] |
櫂 棹 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao kai かい |
oar (archaic); scull; paddle; to row; a boat paddle; oar; scull; (female given name) Kai |
櫓 橹 see styles |
lǔ lu3 lu yagura やぐら |
scull (single oar worked from side to side over the stern of a boat) (free word) Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock); (1) turret; watchtower; (2) high wooden stage; scaffolding; (3) wooden frame (of a kotatsu); (4) (archaism) weapons storehouse; (surname) Yagura |
灣 湾 see styles |
wān wan1 wan |
bay; gulf; to cast anchor; to moor (a boat) See: 湾 |
舟 see styles |
zhōu zhou1 chou fune ふね |
boat (1) ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; (2) tank; tub; vat; trough; (n-suf,ctr) (3) counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi); (surname, female given name) Fune boat |
舡 see styles |
gāng gang1 kang |
boat; ship |
航 see styles |
háng hang2 hang wataru わたる |
boat; ship; craft; to navigate; to sail; to fly (f,m) Wataru |
舫 see styles |
fǎng fang3 fang moyai もやい |
2 boats lashed together; large boat (irregular okurigana usage) painter; mooring rope |
舲 see styles |
líng ling2 ling |
small boat with windows |
舳 see styles |
zhú zhu2 chu jiku じく |
poopdeck; stern of boat (See 舳先) bow (of a ship); prow; (surname) Hezaki |
舴 see styles |
zé ze2 tse |
small boat |
舷 see styles |
xián xian2 hsien gen げん |
side of a ship or an aircraft (See 船縁,船端) side of a boat; gunwale |
船 see styles |
chuán chuan2 ch`uan chuan sen せん |
boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1] (suffix noun) ship; boat; vessel; (surname, female given name) Fune A boat, ship. |
舺 see styles |
xiá xia2 hsia |
boat; Taiwan pr. [jia3] |
艀 see styles |
hashike はしけ |
(kana only) lighter; barge; baggage boat |
艄 see styles |
shāo shao1 shao |
stern of boat |
艇 see styles |
tǐng ting3 t`ing ting tei / te てい |
vessel; small ship (small) boat |
艋 see styles |
měng meng3 meng |
small boat |
艖 see styles |
chā cha1 ch`a cha |
raft; boat |
艗 see styles |
yì yi4 i |
bow of a Chinese boat |
艤 舣 see styles |
yǐ yi3 i |
to moor a boat to the bank |
艪 橹 see styles |
lǔ lu3 lu ro ろ |
variant of 櫓|橹[lu3] Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock) |
艭 see styles |
shuāng shuang1 shuang |
boat |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Ark | 方舟 | hakobune | fāng zhōu fang1 zhou1 fang zhou fangzhou | fang chou fangchou |
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 |
Speed | 高速 | kousoku / kosoku | gāo sù / gao1 su4 / gao su / gaosu | kao su / kaosu |
The incompetent boat pilot blames the river for his shortcomings | 不會撐船賴河灣 不会撑船赖河湾 | bù huì chēng chuán lài hé wān bu4 hui4 cheng1 chuan2 lai4 he2 wan1 bu hui cheng chuan lai he wan buhuichengchuanlaihewan | pu hui ch`eng ch`uan lai ho wan puhuichengchuanlaihowan pu hui cheng chuan lai ho wan |
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Not Only Can Water Float A Boat, It Can Sink It Also | 水能載舟亦能覆舟 水能载舟亦能覆舟 | shuǐ néng zài zhōu yì néng fù zhōu shui3 neng2 zai4 zhou1 yi4 neng2 fu4 zhou1 shui neng zai zhou yi neng fu zhou | shui neng tsai chou i neng fu chou | |
Regardless of the Weather, We Overcome Troubles Together | 風雨無阻同舟共濟 风雨无阻同舟共济 | fēng yǔ wú zǔ tóng zhōu gòng jì feng1 yu3 wu2 zu3 tong2 zhou1 gong4 ji4 feng yu wu zu tong zhou gong ji fengyuwuzutongzhougongji | feng yü wu tsu t`ung chou kung chi feng yü wu tsu tung chou kung chi |
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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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