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不到黃河心不死
简 不到黄河心不死 · 繁 不到黃河心不死Mandarin · pinyin bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
Meanings
- lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
- fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
- to keep going while some hope is left
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4–4–2–2–1–4–3 · bu4 dao4 Huang2 He2 xin1 bu4 si3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
bat1 dou3 wong4 ho4 sam1 bat1 sei2
Cantonese word readings for 不到黃河心不死. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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bat1 dou3 wong4 ho4 sam1 bat1 sei2
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- (idiomatic) until all is over, ambition never dies; not stop until one reaches one's goal; not to give up hope until one comes to one's tether's end; not to stop until one reaches the Yellow river; refuse to give up until all hope is gone
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