Chinese–English

逆水行舟

nì shuǐ xíng zhōu · ni shui xing zhou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom)
  2. fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard)
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