中ちゅう流りゅうに舟ふねを失うしなえば一いっ壺こも千せん金きん

expression

any port in a storm; when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune

Proverb meaning that in a desperate situation, even something normally of little value becomes precious. The literal image is of a person who has lost their boat in the middle of a river and would cling to even a simple pot for flotation.

• 「ちゅうりゅうにふねをうしなえばいっこもせんきん」とは、困こまったときにはどんなものでも助たすけになるという意い味みだ。

  The proverb 'When you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune' means that in times of trouble, anything can be a help.