"舟に刻みて剣を求む" meaning in All languages combined

See 舟に刻みて剣を求む on Wiktionary

Phrase [Japanese]

Forms: 舟に刻みて剣を求む [canonical] (ruby: (ふね), (きざ), (けん), (もと)), fune ni kizamite ken o motomu [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “to carve a mark on a ship (where a sword was dropped into the sea) in the hope of finding the sword later near that carving”. Calque of Literary Chinese 刻舟求劍 (kèzhōuqiújiàn). Etymology templates: {{m-g|to carve a mark on a ship (where a sword was dropped into the sea) in the hope of finding the sword later near that carving}} “to carve a mark on a ship (where a sword was dropped into the sea) in the hope of finding the sword later near that carving”, {{lit|to carve a mark on a ship (where a sword was dropped into the sea) in the hope of finding the sword later near that carving}} Literally, “to carve a mark on a ship (where a sword was dropped into the sea) in the hope of finding the sword later near that carving”, {{calque|ja|lzh|刻舟求劍}} Calque of Literary Chinese 刻舟求劍 (kèzhōuqiújiàn) Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|ふね に きざみて けん を もとむ}} 舟(ふね)に刻(きざ)みて剣(けん)を求(もと)む • (fune ni kizamite ken o motomu)
  1. (figuratively) Foolish it is to ignore that times are changing. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
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