Word: 艄公 (shāogōng) 艄公 dictionary entry shāogōng helmsman; boatman Full dictionary entry for 艄公 Example sentences using 艄公 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 小河沟里练不出好艄公，驴背上练不出好骑手 xiǎo hégōu li liàn bù chū hǎo shāogōng, lǘ bèi shang liàn bù chū hǎo qíshǒu a small creek cannot train a good boatman, and a donkey's back cannot train a good rider 艄公多了打烂船 shāogōng duō le dǎ làn chuán with too many helmsmen the boat gets wrecked