进道若退
jìn​dào​ruò​tuì

progress seems like regress

  • created sense approved 进道若退/進道若退 · jìn​dào​ruò​tuì · progress seems like regress — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    进道若退 / 進道若退

    jìn​dào​ruò​tuì

    progress seems like regress

    Progress in the Way seems like moving backward; a quote from chapter 41 of the [[道德经|道德經|dao4 de2 jing1]]

    进 (literal) → 进/進 · jìn · to advance 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · principle 若 (literal) → 若 · ruò · to seem 退 (literal) → 退 · tuì · to retreat

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