學如逆水行舟，不進則退

Chinese
 
learn; study; science; ‑ology
 as (if); such as to make the boat go against the current; to diligently engage in one's studies not; no advance; enter; to come in
 
(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle
 
retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw
trad. (學如逆水行舟，不進則退) 學 如 逆水行舟 ， 不 進 則 退
simp. (学如逆水行舟，不进则退) 学 如 逆水行舟 ， 不 进 则 退

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xué rú nìshuǐxíngzhōu, bùjìnzétuì
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): hok6 jyu4 jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1, bat1 zeon3 zak1 teoi3
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: xué rú nìshuǐxíngzhōu, bùjìnzétuì
      • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyue ru nihshoeishyngjou, bujinntzertuey
      • IPA (key): /ɕɥ̯œ³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ni⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • Jyutping: hok6 jyu4 jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1, bat1 zeon3 zak1 teoi3
      • Yale: hohk yùh yihk séui hàhng jāu, bāt jeun jāk teui
      • Cantonese Pinyin: hok9 jy4 jik9 soey2 hang4 dzau1, bat7 dzoen3 dzak7 toey3
      • Guangdong Romanization: hog6 yu4 yig6 sêu2 heng4 zeo1, bed1 zên3 zeg1 têu3
      • IPA (key): /hɔːk̚² jyː²¹ jɪk̚² sɵy̯³⁵ hɐŋ²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡ʃɵn³³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ tʰɵy̯³³/

Proverb

學如逆水行舟，不進則退

  1. Learning is like making the boat go against the current; if you stop moving forward, you will go back.
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