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刻舟求劍 (刻舟求剑)

kè zhōu qiú jiàn

Definition

  1. (lit.) a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom)
  2. carving a hole in a boat to find a sword
  3. (fig.) an action made pointless by changed circumstances
  4. ineffective methods
  5. outdated method(s)

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