Idiom · 成语

Carving the Boat to Find the Sword

刻舟求剑kè zhōu qiú jiàn

A man drops his sword in the river and carves a mark on the boat — not realizing the boat has moved. An idiom about rigid thinking.

船已行而剑不行，比喻拘泥固执，不知变通。

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