自強不息
simp自强不息zi6 goeng6 bat1 sik1zi6 koeng4 bat1 sik1zì qiáng bù xī
English
- to strive unremittingly
- self-improvement
- to strive hard without letting up
粵語 — Cantonese
- 靠自己努力,永不放棄
Examples
天行健,君子以自强不息;地势坤,君子以厚德载物。
As heaven maintains its vigorous motion, the noble person should strive for continuous self-improvement. As the earth's nature is receptive and nurturing, the noble person should cultivate great virtue to support and carry all things.
Tatoeba · Duyu09 CC BY
馬不但象徵著剛健、高昂、昌盛、發達,還代表著奮鬥不止、自強不息的民族精神。
The horse does not just represent energy, high spirits, prosperity, development, but also stands for a national spirit of struggling on without stopping, and of striving on without giving up.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk