中流に舟を失えば一壺も千金 ちゅうりゅうにふねをうしなえばいっこもせんきん any port will do in a storm; when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune exp proverb Advanced ➥
梅は食うとも核食うな、中に天神寝てござる うめはくうともさねくうななかにてんじんねてござる don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep exp proverb Advanced ➥
中蘊 ちゅううん bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days) n Buddh Advanced ➥