小心驶得万年船
a Chinese saying about living long by staying out of harm's way
2025-05-10 11:33 // updated 2026-03-02 17:25
小心驶得万年船 (xiǎo xīn shǐ dé wàn nián chuán):
- 小心 = carefully
- 驶得 = driven
- 万 = 10,000
- 年 = year
- 船 = boat
i.e. "one can always stay out of harm's way if one takes care":
- take heed of the Chinese seafaring ways
- take heed of the Japanese term "banzai" (also meaning "ten-thousand years")
- taking care of something leads to its longer life
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