shàng​shuǐ​chuán

upbound boat

Senses

上水船 shàng​shuǐ​chuán upbound boat

A boat sailing against the current or heading upstream.

上水船 shàng​shuǐ​chuán dimwit

A metaphor for a person whose thinking or writing is slow and lacks agility, like a boat struggling against the current.

References

antonym 上水船/上水船 下水船/下水船