船随流水鞍随马船隨流水鞍隨馬船隨流水鞍隨馬

the boat goes with the current, the saddle goes with the horse

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: One must go along with the times and circumstances. Neutral, practical.

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Simplified: 船随流水鞍随马
Traditional (Taiwan): 船隨流水鞍隨馬
Pinyin: chuán suí liúshuǐ ān suí mǎ
Bopomofo: ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄢㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄚˇ

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

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