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Take measures without attention to the changes in circumstances
A man from the state of Chu was crossing a river. In the boat, his sword fell into the water. Immediately he made a mark on the boat.
"This is where my sword fell off," he said.
When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to look for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat.
The boat had moved but the sword had not. Is this not a very foolish way to look for a sword?
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bǐ
比
比
shàng
上
上
bù
不
不
zú
足
足
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bǐ
比
比
xià
下
下
yǒu
有
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yú
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worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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bī
逼
逼
shàng
上
上
liáng
梁
梁
shān
山
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be driven to drastic alternatives
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bù
不
不
dǎ
打
打
bù
不
不
chéng
成
成
jiāo
交
交
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No discord, no concord
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bù
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dào
到
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cháng
长
长
chéng
城
城
fēi
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非
hǎo
好
好
hàn
汉
汉
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He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man
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yǐ
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以
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bēi
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not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
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