it is advancing sometimes to seem retreating
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì nd à oru ò Tu ì, which means that the way forward is backward. It comes from Laozi.
The origin of Idioms
Lao Tzu: "if you know the truth, if you go forward, if you go back."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences. example although Lao's music is complete and he is on his way, he still needs to do it. Biography of Zhang Heng in the book of the later Han Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : jìn dào ruò tuì
it is advancing sometimes to seem retreating
a small vessel is easily filled. qì xiǎo yì yíng
be still suffering from the shock. jīng hún wèi dìng
a benevolent and kind countenance. cí méi shàn mù
make money with one 's capital. jiāng běn qiú cái
see through sb . 's treachery. dòng chá qí jiān