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刻舟求劍

kèzhōuqiújiàn

ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

Simplified 刻舟求剑

  1. 1lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances

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