刻舟求剑 (刻舟求劍) kè zhōu qiú jiàn

kè zhōu qiú jiàn set phrase an action made pointless by changed circumstances
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: Literally, a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard

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• Scroll 1 A Summary of the Meaning of Nyāyamukha 因明義斷 — count: 1
• Scroll 25 Supplement to Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 續傳燈錄 — count: 1
• Scroll 24 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 1 , has English translation
• Scroll 3 Tan Jin Wenji 鐔津文集 — count: 1