𣍐曉駛船嫌溪彎

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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
trad. (𣍐曉駛船嫌溪彎) 𣍐曉 駛船
simp. (𫧃晓驶船嫌溪弯) 𫧃晓 驶船
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

  • Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bōe-hiáu sái-chûn hiâm khoe oan / bǒe-hiáu sái-chûn hiâm khoe oan / bē-hiáu sái-chûn hiâm khe oan

Idiom

𣍐曉駛船嫌溪彎

  1. (Hokkien, figurative) to always blame others upon failure rather than reflecting on oneself; a bad workman always blames his tools

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