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船到橋門自會直

简船到桥门自会直 · 繁船到橋門自會直

Mandarin · pinyin chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí

lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)

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船: chuán · ship, boat, vessel
到: dào · go to, arrive, been to
橋: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
桥: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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2–4–2–2–4–4–2 · chuan2 dao4 qiao2 men2 zi4 hui4 zhi2

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