學如逆水行舟，不進則退

Chinese

		learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology	as (if); such as	to make the boat go against the current; to diligently engage in one's studies		Advance or be left behind.
trad. (學如逆水行舟，不進則退)		學	如	逆水行舟	，	不進則退
simp. (学如逆水行舟，不进则退)		学	如	逆水行舟	，	不进则退

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xué rú nìshuǐxíngzhōu, bùjìnzétuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hok⁶ jyu⁴ jik⁶ seoi² hang⁴ zau¹, bat¹ zeon³ zak¹ teoi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xué rú nìshuǐxíngzhōu, bùjìnzétuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syué rú nìshuěisíngjhou, bùjìnzétuèi
    • Wade–Giles: hsüeh² ju² ni⁴-shui³-hsing²-chou¹, pu⁴-chin⁴-tsê²-tʻui⁴
    • Yale: sywé rú nì-shwěi-syíng-jōu-, bù-jìn-dzé-twèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyue ru nihshoeishyngjou, bujinntzertuey
    • Palladius: сюэ жу нишуйсинчжоу, буцзиньцзэтуй (sjue žu nišujsinčžou, buczinʹczɛtuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ni⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hok⁶ jyu⁴ jik⁶ seoi² hang⁴ zau¹, bat¹ zeon³ zak¹ teoi³
    • Yale: hohk yùh yihk séui hàhng jāu, bāt jeun jāk teui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hok⁹ jy⁴ jik⁹ soey² hang⁴ dzau¹, bat⁷ dzoen³ dzak⁷ toey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hog⁶ yu⁴ yig⁶ sêu² heng⁴ zeo¹, bed¹ zên³ zeg¹ têu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːk̚² jyː²¹ jɪk̚² sɵy̯³⁵ hɐŋ²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɵn³³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ tʰɵy̯³³/

Proverb

學如逆水行舟，不進則退

1. Learning is like making the boat go against the current; if you stop moving forward, you will go back.