留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

Traditional: 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒

liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo

Dictionary entry

While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.

What does 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 mean?

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 (liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.

Character breakdown

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留liúold variant of 留[liu2]得déto obtain · to get 青Qīngshort name for Qinghai 青海[Qing1 hai3]山Shānsurname Shan 在zàito exist; to be alive · (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-怕Pàsurname Pa 没méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

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留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo

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