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車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直

简车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直 · 繁車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直

Mandarin · pinyin chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí

(idiom) everything will turn out all right; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night

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車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
到: dào · go to, arrive, been to
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
必: bì · surely, most certainly; must
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
船: chuán · ship, boat, vessel
橋: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
然: rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart
桥: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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