撞了南墙不回头

撞了南墙不回头:

Literally means:

refuse to turn back even if bumping into the south wall

Actually means:

南墙 refers to wall in general. 撞南墙 literally means bumping into the south wall. It figuratively means being encountered with setbacks or failures.

The whole phrase, when used in a positive sense, means one has such a strong will power that, despite difficulties or setbacks, he will persist in pursuing his goal until he attains it. When used in the negative sense, it means one is dogmatic or stubborn. It may also be used in the negative form Bu Zhuang Nan Qiang Bu Huitou.

南墙，指墙壁。撞南墙，比喻遇到障碍或遭到挫折或失败。

撞了南墙不回头，用在好的方面，指一个人意志坚定，遇到困难、挫折或失败后不放弃，继续努力，不达目的不罢休。用在不好的方面，指一个人死板，不灵活或十分固执。与“不撞南墙不回头”相对。