不到黄河心不死

Traditional: 不到黃河心不死

bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ

Dictionary entry

lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)

What does 不到黄河心不死 mean?

不到黄河心不死 (bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)

2fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal

3to keep going while some hope is left

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-到dàoto reach; to arrive · to leave for; to go to 黄Huángsurname Huang or Hwang 河hériver (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) · (bound form) the Yellow River 心xīnheart · mind 死sǐto die · impassable

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不到黄河心不死

bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ

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