小心驶得万年船

a Chinese saying about living long by staying out of harm's way
2025-05-10 11:33 // updated 2026-03-02 17:25

小心驶得万年船 (xiǎo xīn shǐ dé wàn nián chuán):

  • 小心 = carefully
  • 驶得 = driven
  • 万 = 10,000
  • 年 = year
  • 船 = boat

i.e. "one can always stay out of harm's way if one takes care":

  • take heed of the Chinese seafaring ways
  • take heed of the Japanese term "banzai" (also meaning "ten-thousand years")
  • taking care of something leads to its longer life
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