船到桥头自然直

船到橋頭自然直
chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí
  1. lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb)
  2. fig. everything will be all right

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) we'll cross that bridge when we come to it; everything will eventually be settled in the end
  2. we'll cross that bridge when we come to it; everything will eventually be settled in the end

Wiktionary

（谚语）比喻事情到最后关头总会有解决的办法。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 船 chuán variant of 船 chuán
=1 船 chuán
  1. boat
  2. vessel
  3. ship

classifiers: 條, 艘, 隻
2 到 dào
  1. to reach; to arrive
  2. to leave for; to go to
  3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
  4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
  5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough
3 桥头 qiáotóu
  1. either end of a bridge
  2. a bridgehead
4 自然 zìrán
  1. nature
  2. natural
  3. naturally
5 直 zhí
  1. straight
  2. to straighten
  3. fair and reasonable
  4. frank
  5. straightforward
  6. (indicates continuing motion or action)
  7. vertical
  8. vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Containing this entry

车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直 chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù,chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí (idiom) everything will turn out all right; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night