鄭板橋 千磨萬擊還堅勁，任爾東南西北風。 Braving myriad tribulations, beatings I still stand my ground -- Whether from the East, South, West or North the gusts blow around.

【咬定青山不放鬆】清 • 鄭板橋 


咬定青山不放鬆，
立根原在破巖中。
千磨萬擊還堅勁，  
任爾東南西北風。 



"Unrelentingly, biting hard into the mountain green" 
-- by ZHENG BANQIAO (Qing Dynasty)
-- Translated by Frank C Yue

Unrelentingly, biting hard into the mountain green,
I first planted my roots deep into broken rocks unseen.
Braving myriad tribulations, beatings I still stand my ground --
Whether from the East, South, West or North the gusts blow around.