Read Edit View history 契舟求剑 qìzhōuqiújiàn to act with stubbornness Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 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. Edit Delete References Add reference same_as 契舟求剑/契舟求劍 → 刻舟求剑/刻舟求劍 Edit Delete variant 刻舟求剑/刻舟求劍 → 契舟求剑/契舟求劍 Edit Delete
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. Edit Delete