刻舟求劍
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刻舟求劍
- kèzhōuqiújiàn Mandarin, Pinyin
- ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ Mandarin, Bopomofo
- hak¹ zau¹ kau⁴ gim³ Cantonese, Jyutping
- kèzhōuqiújiàn Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
- ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
- kèjhoucióujiàn Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
- kʻo⁴-chou¹-chʻiu²-chien⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
- kè-jōu-chyóu-jyàn Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
- kehjouchyoujiann Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
- кэчжоуцюцзянь Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
- /kʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
- hak¹ zau¹ kau⁴ gim³ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- hāk jāu kàuh gim Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- hak⁷ dzau¹ kau⁴ gim³ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- heg¹ zeo¹ keo⁴ gim³ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- /hɐk̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ kiːm³³/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
Where it comes from
楚人過江，劍掉水中，便於船舷刻一記號，待船停止，從刻記號處下水尋劍的故事。典出《呂氏春秋．慎大覽．察今》：
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