This proverb comes directly from
Mark's China Blog in yesterday's post. It is about uphill struggles and challenges in one's life. Everyday I find new things which re-affirm in my mind that learning Mandarin is truly one of these struggles. But worth every second of it.
逆流而上
nìliú ér shàng
Swimming Upstream
Ultimatley this picture has absolutley nothing to do with the quote, although I did feel that Pandas themselves have an 逆流而上 of their own.
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逆流而上 kind of emphasizes the challenge and difficulty one has to get rid of since 逆流 means an adverse current. There is another phrase with the same meaning as "swimming upstream" which is 力争上游 (li zheng shang you)emphasizing how one is trying best to swim upstream.
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Wanchi
Wanchi, this is interesting, but for some reason I thought that 力争上游 meant more 'to have big ambitions', than the struggle of 'swimming uphill'?
Charlie