HSK V7-9
Correct
刻舟求剑
/ kè zhōu qiú jiàn /
Strokes
Definition
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
Example
Definition
make a notch on the side of a moving boat to indicate where one's sword has dropped―take measures without regard to changes in circumstances; be so pig-headed as to refuse to suit one's action to changed circumstances; not adapt to changed situation