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hak juu gegsuie hengciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak juu gek'suie heeng'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

Move ahead or be pushed backwards. (Learning is like sailing a boat up stream.)

學如逆水行舟

gegsuie hengciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gek'suie heeng'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

boat going against the stream, sail a boat against the current

逆水行舟

• Hak juu gegsuie hengciw, putcixn zekthex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hak juu gek'suie heeng'ciw, pud'cixn zeg'thex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Learning is like sailing a boat up stream, you have to keep progressing or be pushed backwards.
  學如逆水行舟,不進則退。

liogtøe hengciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liok'te heeng'ciw liok'tøe heeng'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

sail a boat on dry land — attempt the impossible or the ridiculous

陸地行舟

putcixn zeg thøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'cixn zeg thex pud'cixn zeg thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]

either advance or retreat

不進則退

• Hak juu gegsuie hengciw, putcixn zeg thex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hak juu gek'suie heeng'ciw, pud'cixn zeg thex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There is no standing still. (in life) One either advances or retreats.
  學如逆水行舟,不進則退。

suxnzuie hengciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sun'zuie heeng'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

sailing with the tide (literally), all going on well

順水行舟

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