打鸭子上架
dǎ​yā​zi​shàng​jià

to force someone to do the impossible

  • created reference approved 打鸭子上架/打鴨子上架 → 赶鸭子上架/趕鴨子上架 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打鸭子上架 / 打鴨子上架 dǎ​yā​zi​shàng​jià

    赶鸭子上架 / 趕鴨子上架 gǎn​yā​zi​shàng​jià

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 打鸭子上架/打鴨子上架 · dǎ​yā​zi​shàng​jià · to force someone to do the impossible — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打鸭子上架 / 打鴨子上架

    dǎ​yā​zi​shàng​jià

    to force someone to do the impossible

    To force or pressure someone into doing something that is far beyond their ability or capacity.

    打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 鸭子 (literal) → 鸭子/鴨子 · yā​zi · duck 上架 (literal) → 上架 · shàng​jià · to stock shelves

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense