- 船到桥头自然直
- chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhíyou will cross the bridge when you get to it.* * *Cross the bridge when you come to it* * *chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2When the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (俗话 common saying). fig. Everything will be all right., cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直, 车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直* * *船到桥头自然直chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí(比喻困难总能解决) You will cross the bridge when you get to it. -- In the end things will mend.; Come what may, heaven won't fall.* * *
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.