船到橋門自會直 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
橋 qiáo bridge; beam, crosspiece
門 mén gate, door, entrance, opening
自 zì self, private, personal; from
會 huì to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
直 zhí straight, erect, vertical