Definition of 中流に舟を失えば一壺も千金 (ちゅうりゅうにふねをうしなえばいっこもせんきん)
ちゅうりゅうふねうしないっこせんきん
中流に舟を失えば一壺も千金
ちゅうりゅうにふねをうしなえばいっこもせんきん
chuuryuunifunewoushinaebaikkomosenkin
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any port will do in a storm, when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune(proverb)
Other readings:
中流に船を失えば一壺も千金【ちゅうりゅうにふねをうしなえばいっこもせんきん】
Related Kanji
中 | in, inside, middle, mean, center |
流 | current, a sink, flow, forfeit |
舟 | boat, ship |
失 | lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss |
一 | one, one radical (no.1) |
壺 | jar, pot |
千 | thousand |
金 | gold |
船 | ship, boat |