Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「逆水行舟」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
Here, we present the idiom 「逆水行舟」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Sailing against the direction of the current. A metaphor for not working hard and falling behind.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
nì shuǐ háng zhōu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yik6 seui2 haang4/hong4/hang4 jau1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
