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Boat Sword 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 Kèzhōu Qiújiàn Idiom Nick Seek

Simplified 刻舟求剑
Traditional 刻舟求劍
Pinyin kèzhōu-qiújiàn
English idiom nick the boat to seek the sword (make a notch on the gunwale of a moving boat to show where to look for the sword which has dropped overboard)—take measures without regard to changes in circumstances

Tags: hsk7-9

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