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船到江心，補漏遲
简 船到江心，补漏迟 · 繁 船到江心，補漏遲Mandarin · pinyin chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí
Meanings
- It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)
Characters in this entry
- 船
- chuán · ship, boat, vessel
- 到
- dào · go to, arrive, been to
- 江
- jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
- 心
- xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
- 補
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- 漏
- lòu · leak, drip; funnel; hour glass
- 遲
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- 补
- bǔ · mend, patch, fix, repair, restore
- 迟
- chí · late, tardy; slow; delay
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syun4 dou3 gong1 sam1 ，bou2 lau6 ci4
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