不到黃河心不死

不到黄河心不死
bùdào Huáng Héxīnbùsǐ
  1. lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. to keep going while some hope is left

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不到黃河心不死 bùdào Huánghéxīnbùsǐ

Entry Composition

1 不到 bùdào
  1. not to arrive
  2. not reaching
  3. insufficient
  4. less than
2 黃河 Huáng Hé Yellow River or Huang He
3 心 xīn
  1. heart
  2. mind
  3. intention
  4. center
  5. core

classifiers: 顆, 個
4 不死 bùsǐ to live forever; to be immortal