Chuán dào qiáotóu zì huì zhí, (chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù).

船到橋頭自會直, (車到山前必有路)。

Lit [When the] boat comes to the bridge [underpass], [it] will go through straight by itself; ([when the] cart gets to the mountains, there must be a way to get over them).

Fig Things always work out by themselves. “Cross that bridge when you come to it.”

Note [These two lines may be used separately as two separate yanyu; see chē dào shān qián above.]

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