進道若蜷 jìn dào ruò quán

DEFINITIONS

  1. entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3], the Book of Dao 道德经, Chap. 14)
  2. progress in the Dao can seem illusory

CHARACTERS

進 jìn advance, make progress, enter
道 dào
HSK 2
path, road, street; method, way
若 ruò
HSK 6
if, supposing, assuming; similar
蜷 quán creep like worm, curl one's body