- lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom)
- fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard)
Characters
- 逆 (逆): contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
- 水 (水): surname Shui
- 行 (行): row; line; commercial firm; line of business; profession; to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column
- 舟 (舟): boat
Resources
- Wiktionary: 逆水行舟
- MDBG: 逆水行舟
- Examples with 逆水行舟 on Tatoeba
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