船到桥门自会直 chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí

DEFINITIONS

  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)

CHARACTERS

船 chuán ship, boat, vessel
到 dào go to, arrive, been to
桥 qiáo bridge; beam, crosspiece
门 mén gate, door, entrance, opening
自 zì self, private, personal; from
会 huì assemble, meet together; meeting
直 zhí straight, erect, vertical