Word information
Simplified扁舟
Traditional扁舟
Pinyinpiān zhōu
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扁biǎn
flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up; old variant of 匾[bian3]
刻舟求剑kèzhōu-qiújiànlit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
同舟共济tóngzhōu-gòngjìcross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common goals
舟zhōuboat