船头不遇,转舵相逢 船頭不遇,轉舵相逢 船頭不遇,轉舵相逢

if boats don't meet bow to bow, they meet when the rudder turns

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
If people don't meet here, they will meet somewhere else. Used for a reunion or an unavoidable confrontation. Close to 'we'll meet again'.
Simplified
船头不遇,转舵相逢
Traditional (Taiwan)
船頭不遇,轉舵相逢
Pinyin
chuántóu bú yù,zhuǎnduò xiāngféng
Bopomofo
ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄩˋ,ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄥˊ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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