逆水行舟，不進則退

jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1 ，bat1 zeon3 zak1 teoi3

like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)

Written Forms

逆水行舟，不進則退Traditional · Main Form
逆水行舟，不进则退Alternate Form

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