1 magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting
Idioms (8)
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
栈山航海
zhàn shān háng hǎi
1 to have a long and hard journey (idiom)
老马恋栈
lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn
1 lit. the old horse loves his stable
2 fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)
船到桥门自会直
chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí
1 lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
2 no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)