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學如逆水行舟，不進則退 (hok6 jyu4 jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1, bat1 zeon3 zak1 teoi3) — 1.Learning is like rowing upstream, not to advance is to drop back. in Cantonese

hokˍ₆學jyuˎ₄如jikˍ₆逆seoiˊ²水hangˎ₄行zau1,舟，batˉ¹不zeon˗₃進zakˉ¹則teoi˗₃退
简 学如逆水行舟，不进则退
Mandarin Pinyin: xue2 ru2 ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1 ， bu4 jin4 ze2 tui4

Meaning of 學如逆水行舟，不進則退

noun1.Learning is like rowing upstream, not to advance is to drop back.
noun2.either to keep progressing or to be washed backward

Characters in 學如逆水行舟，不進則退

學hok6
learn; study; imitate
如jyu4
like; as
逆jik6
meet; welcome
水seoi2
extra charge/income
行hang4 haang4
line; row
舟zau1
boat; ship; vessel
不bat1
not; no; un-
進zeon3
advance; move forward; go ahead | [antonym] 退
則zak1
but; however
退teoi3
cancel; retract; withdraw

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