刻舟求劍 [－－－剑]

Jyutping hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3
Pinyin kè zhōu qiú jiàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to not know how to adapt to changed conditions; to rigidly cling to an idea or approach without considering the reality of a situation; to stubbornly cling to tradition
    • 文學藝術工作者必須正視我國當前迅速變化的實際，來考察我們過去用慣了的文藝理論，而不能刻舟求劍。
      文学艺术工作者必须正视我国当前迅速变化的实际，来考察我们过去用惯了的文艺理论，而不能刻舟求剑。
      wén xué yì shù gōng zuò zhě bì xū zhèng shì wǒ guó dāng qián xùn sù biàn huà de shí jì ， lái kǎo chá wǒ men guò qù yòng guàn le de wén yì lǐ lùn ， ér bù néng kè zhōu qiú jiàn ．
      Workers in the literary arts must squarely face the reality of the rapid changes currently taking place within our country when considering the wellworn theories of the past about literature and art, and must not stubbornly cling to tradition.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2399
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    刻舟求剑
    刻舟求劍
    kè zhōu qiú jiàn
    • notch the boat in search of the sword
  2. Mandarin
    文学艺术工作者必须正视我国当前迅速变化的实际，来考察我们过去用惯了的文艺理论，而不能刻舟求剑。
    文學藝術工作者必須正視我國當前迅速變化的實際，來考察我們過去用慣了的文藝理論，而不能刻舟求劍。
    wén xué yì shù gōng zuò zhě bì xū zhèng shì wǒ guó dāng qián xùn sù biàn huà de shí jì ， lái kǎo chá wǒ men guò qù yòng guàn le de wén yì lǐ lùn ， ér bù néng kè zhōu qiú jiàn ．
    • Workers in the literary arts must squarely face the reality of the rapid changes currently taking place within our country when considering the wellworn theories of the past about literature and art, and must not stubbornly cling to tradition.