dūn
block
gate pillar
pier
classifier for clusters of plants
classifier for rounds in a card game: trick
mǎ tóu
dock
pier
wharf
CL:個|个[ge4]
Pí ěr
Pierre, capital of South Dakota
zhuāng jiǎo
pier foundation (architecture)
(Tw) politically influential figure enlisted to support one side in an election
mǎ tóu
horse's head
same as 碼頭|码头[ma3 tou2], pier
zhàn qiáo
a pier
a landing-stage
a loading trestle for goods or passengers
a platform
chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí
lit. when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (proverb)
fig. everything will be all right
cf 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
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí
When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (common saying); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.
Let's worry about it when it happens.
It will be all right on the night.
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