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Jyutping jik6 seoi2
Pinyin nì shuǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. against the current
  2. upstream
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to go against the current; to go upstream
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    试着逆水游吧。
    試着逆水遊吧。
    shì zhe nì shuǐ yóu ba 。
    • Let us try to swim against the current.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    俄强力反击北约东扩 逆水行舟加强境外军力
    俄強力反擊北約東擴 逆水行舟加強境外軍力
    é qiáng lì fǎn jī běi yuē dōng kuò , nì shuǐ xíng zhōu jiā qiáng jìng wài jūn lì
    • Russia makes strong counterattack to NATO's eastern expansion; fights the tide by strengthening extraterritorial troops