Definition of 舟に刻して剣を求む (ふねにこくしてけんをもとむ)
ふねこくけんもと
舟に刻して剣を求む
ふねにこくしてけんをもとむ
funenikokushitekenwomotomu
expression
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to not be getting with the times, to be unaware that things are changing(idiom )(from a fable in Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals)
Related Kanji
| 舟 | boat, ship |
| 刻 | engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving |
| 剣 | sabre, sword, blade, clock hand |
| 求 | request, want, wish for, require, demand |