契舟求剑 qìzhōuqiújiàn to act with stubbornness Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 契舟求剑 契舟求劍 qìzhōuqiújiàn to act with stubbornness To take measures without regard to changes in circumstances; refers to a story of someone who marks the side of a boat to find a sword dropped into a river, failing to realize the boat has moved. Cross-References Same as 刻舟求剑 kèzhōuqiújiàn
契舟求剑 契舟求劍 qìzhōuqiújiàn to act with stubbornness To take measures without regard to changes in circumstances; refers to a story of someone who marks the side of a boat to find a sword dropped into a river, failing to realize the boat has moved. Cross-References Same as 刻舟求剑 kèzhōuqiújiàn
