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    3. 中流に舟を失えば一壺も千金

    中流に舟を失えば一壺も千金

    中ちゅう流りゅうに​舟ふねを​失うしなえ​ば​一いっ壺こも​千せん金きん

    any port will do in a storm

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    中流に船を失えば一壺も千金

    ちゅうりゅうにふねをうしなえばいっこもせんきん

    Expressions

    1.
    any port will do in a storm, when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    中
    なか・うち・あた.る…(3)
    in・inside・middle・mean・center
    Kanji
    流
    なが.れる・なが.れ・なが.す・-なが.す…(5)
    current・a sink・flow・forfeit
    Kanji
    舟
    ふね・ふな-・-ぶね…(1)
    boat・ship
    Kanji
    失
    うしな.う・う.せる…(1)
    lose・error・fault・disadvantage・loss
    Kanji
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    壺
    つぼ…(1)
    jar・pot
    Kanji
    千
    ち…(3)
    thousand
    Kanji
    金
    かね・かな-・-がね…(8)
    gold
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
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    • 中
    • 流
    • 舟
    • 失
    • 一
    • 壺
    • 千
    • 金
    • に
    • を
    • え
    • ば
    • も

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