船到江心，补漏迟

Traditional: 船到江心，補漏遲

chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí

Dictionary entry

It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)

What does 船到江心，补漏迟 mean?

船到江心，补漏迟 (chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)

Character breakdown

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船chuánvariant of 船[chuan2]到dàoto reach; to arrive · to leave for; to go to 江Jiāngsurname Jiang · (bound form) Yangtze River 心xīnheart · mind 补bǔto repair · to patch 漏lòuto leak · to divulge 迟Chísurname Chi

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How to pronounce 船到江心，补漏迟

船到江心，补漏迟

chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí

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