不要在一棵树上吊死
bù​yào​zài​yī​kē​shù​shàng​diào​sǐ

don't stake everything on a single venture

  • created sense approved 不要在一棵树上吊死/不要在一棵樹上吊死 · bù​yào​zài​yī​kē​shù​shàng​diào​sǐ · don't stake everything on a single venture — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不要在一棵树上吊死 / 不要在一棵樹上吊死

    bù​yào​zài​yī​kē​shù​shàng​diào​sǐ

    don't stake everything on a single venture

    (idiom) literal meaning "don't hang yourself on just one tree"; used to advise someone not to be stubborn, to have a backup plan, or to look for other opportunities instead of sticking with a losing path

    不要 (literal) → 不要 · bù​yào · don't 在 (literal) → 在 · zài · [location/time] 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 棵 (literal) → 棵 · kē · [classifier] 树 (literal) → 树/樹 · shù · tree 上 (bound) → 上 · shang · on 吊死 (literal) → 吊死 · diào​sǐ · to hang by the neck

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