Word Meaning 中流に舟を失えば一壺も千金

ちゅうりゅうにふねをうしなえばいっこもせんきん chuuryuu ni fune o ushinaebaikko mo senkin

中流に舟を失えば一壺も千金 is read as ちゅうりゅうにふねをうしなえばいっこもせんきん (chuuryuu ni fune o ushinaebaikko mo senkin) and means any port will do in a storm.

Meaning

English

any port will do in a storm
when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune

Reading

Kana

ちゅうりゅうにふねをうしなえばいっこもせんきん

Romaji

chuuryuu ni fune o ushinaebaikko mo senkin

Writing Variants

中流に船を失えば一壺も千金 ちゅうりゅうにふねをうしなえばいっこもせんきん chuuryuu ni fune o ushinaebaikko mo senkin

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ちゅうりゅう

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