𣍐曉駛船嫌溪彎
Chinese
| to be unable to; to not know how to; to have not learned to | to sail a boat; to navigate | to dislike; to suspect | creek | bend; bent | ||
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| trad. (𣍐曉駛船嫌溪彎) | 𣍐曉 | 駛船 | 嫌 | 溪 | 彎 | |
| simp. (𫧃晓驶船嫌溪弯) | 𫧃晓 | 驶船 | 嫌 | 溪 | 弯 | |
| alternative forms | 袂曉駛船嫌溪彎／袂晓驶船嫌溪弯 | |||||
| Literally: “blame the river for being too crooked when one is unable to sail a boat”. | ||||||
Pronunciation
Idiom
𣍐曉駛船嫌溪彎
- (Southern Min, figurative) a man always blame others upon failure rather than reflecting on himself; a bad workman always blames his tools
References
- “Entry #11559”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
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