逆水行舟 in Chinese

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  "literal_meaning": "to make the boat go against the current",
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          "studies",
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      "zh_pron": "ㄋㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡ"
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      "zh_pron": "yig⁶ sêu² heng⁴ zeo¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɪk̚² sɵy̯³⁵ hɐŋ²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/",
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  "word": "逆水行舟"
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      "zh_pron": "yig⁶ sêu² heng⁴ zeo¹"
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    {
      "ipa": "/jɪk̚² sɵy̯³⁵ hɐŋ²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/",
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"逆水行舟" meaning in Chinese

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