Entry
舟に刻して剣を求む
Source
JMdict 200217
Characters
舟 刻 剣 求
Definition
Word
舟に刻して剣を求む
Reading
ふねにこくしてけんをもとむ
Reference
Translation eng
to not be getting with the times to be unaware that things are changing
Part of Speech expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Miscellaneous
Information
from a fable in Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals
Dictionaries
Miscellaneous idiomatic expression
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