船到桥头自然直
Traditional: 船到橋頭自然直Dictionary entry
lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb)
What does 船到桥头自然直 mean?
船到桥头自然直 (chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb)
2fig. everything will be all right
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船chuánvariant of 船[chuan2]到dàoto reach; to arrive · to leave for; to go to桥qiáobridge · CL:座[zuo4]头tóuhead · hair style自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since然ráncorrect · right直Zhísurname Zhi · Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
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