压死骆驼的最后一根稻草

Traditional: 壓死駱駝的最後一根稻草

yā sǐ luò tuo de zuì hòu yī gēn dào cǎo

Dictionary entry

the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)

What does 压死骆驼的最后一根稻草 mean?

压死骆驼的最后一根稻草 (yā sǐ luò tuo de zuì hòu yī gēn dào cǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)

2the final straw

Character breakdown

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压yāto press · to push down 死sǐto die · impassable 骆Luòsurname Luo 驼tuóhump or hunchbacked · camel 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle) · (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)最zuìvariant of 最[zui4]后Hòusurname Hou 一yīone · single

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How to pronounce 压死骆驼的最后一根稻草

压死骆驼的最后一根稻草

yā sǐ luò tuo de zuì hòu yī gēn dào cǎo

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