骑马坐船三分险騎馬坐船三分險騎馬坐船三分險

riding a horse or taking a boat, three parts danger

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Even ordinary activities carry some risk; most undertakings are not entirely safe.

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Simplified: 骑马坐船三分险
Traditional (Taiwan): 騎馬坐船三分險
Pinyin: qímǎ zuò chuán sānfēn xiǎn
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄙㄢㄈㄣㄒㄧㄢˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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