人怕遇难，船怕上滩人怕遇難，船怕上灘人怕遇難，船怕上灘

people fear meeting disaster, boats fear running onto shoals

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Someone in trouble is as stuck as a grounded boat, so friends should help rather than stand by.

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Simplified: 人怕遇难，船怕上滩
Traditional (Taiwan): 人怕遇難，船怕上灘
Pinyin: rén pà yùnàn, chuán pà shàng tān
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄩˋ ㄋㄢˋ，ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄢ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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