不到乌江心不死
bù​dào​wū​jiāng​xīn​bù​sǐ

to refuse to give up until there is no hope

  • created sense approved 不到乌江心不死/不到烏江心不死 · bù​dào​wū​jiāng​xīn​bù​sǐ · to refuse to give up until there is no hope — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不到乌江心不死 / 不到烏江心不死

    bù​dào​wū​jiāng​xīn​bù​sǐ

    to refuse to give up until there is no hope

    to not give up until one reaches the end of the road, or to not stop until one reaches the Wu River where the historical Xiang Yu was defeated

    不到 (literal) → 不到 · bù​dào · not reach 乌江 (literal) → 乌江/烏江 · wū​jiāng · Wu River 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · intention 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to give up

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