逆水行舟 [－－－－]

Jyutping jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1
Pinyin nì shuǐ xíng zhōu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom)
  2. fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to diligently engage in one's studies (like a boat going against the currents)
  2. phrase, idiomatic
    to go against the tide
    • 俄強力反擊北約東擴 逆水行舟加強境外軍力
      俄强力反击北约东扩 逆水行舟加强境外军力
      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
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
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