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Change log entry 73178
Processed by: richwarm (2021-07-02 00:05:32 GMT)
Comment: << review queue entry 68887 - submitted by 'ycandau' >>
distinctly old entries, with dots at the end of glosses and useless cf.

typically I would only have
車到山前必有路 and 船到橋頭自然直
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Editor:
1) In Aussie parlance, it'd be "She'll be right, mate."

2) I took the liberty of rewriting the lit. part of 船到橋頭自然直 to be more in line with the likes of
Baike ~ 意思是弯弯的河道,疑似到桥下过不了,但到了跟前就会发现,船会自然垂直于桥通过。
and
https://hsh55.blogspot.com/2014/12/blog-post_4.html
Diff:
# just remove capitals, dots etc
- 車到山前必有路 车到山前必有路 [che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4] /lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom)/fig. Everything will turn out for the best./Let's worry about it when it happens./It will be all right on the night./cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直/
+ 車到山前必有路 车到山前必有路 [che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4] /lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom)/fig. everything will turn out for the best/let's worry about it when it happens/it will be all right on the night/
# redirect this one
- 車到山前自有路 车到山前自有路 [che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 zi4 you3 lu4] /lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom)/fig. Everything will turn out for the best./Let's worry about it when it happens./It will be all right on the night./cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直/
+ 車到山前自有路 车到山前自有路 [che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 zi4 you3 lu4] /see 車到山前必有路|车到山前必有路[che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4]/
# dropping the 'lit.' part in this one
- 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直 车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 [che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4 , chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2] /lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current. (idiom)/fig. Everything will turn out for the best./Let's worry about it when it happens./It will be all right on the night./
+ 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直 车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 [che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4 , chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2] /everything will turn out all right (idiom)/let's worry about it when it happens/it will be all right on the night/
# I'm not sure 橋頭 is pier-head or that it's about current but well...
# 船到橋頭自然直 船到桥头自然直 [chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2] /lit. when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (proverb)/fig. everything will be all right/cf 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直/
#
# editor ~
- 船到橋頭自然直 船到桥头自然直 [chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2] /lit. when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (proverb)/fig. everything will be all right/cf 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直/
+ 船到橋頭自然直 船到桥头自然直 [chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2] /lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb)/fig. everything will be all right/
By MDBG 2024
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