jìn dào ruò quán
progress seems like regress (alternative wording for 進道若退|进道若退[jin4 dao4 ruo4 tui4])
进
jìn
to go forward
道
dào
road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])
若
ruò
to seem
蜷
quán
to curl up (like a scroll)