赶鸭子上架

Traditional: 趕鴨子上架

gǎn yā zi shàng jià

Dictionary entry

lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom)

What does 赶鸭子上架 mean?

赶鸭子上架 (gǎn yā zi shàng jià) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom)

2fig. to push sb to do sth way beyond their ability

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赶gǎnto overtake; to catch up with · to hurry; to rush 鸭yāduck (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) · (slang) male prostitute 子zǐson · child 上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]架jiàto support · frame

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How to pronounce 赶鸭子上架

赶鸭子上架

gǎn yā zi shàng jià

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