活人让尿憋死
huó​rén​ràng​niào​biē​sǐ

to fail due to rigid thinking

  • created sense approved 活人让尿憋死/活人讓尿憋死 · huó​rén​ràng​niào​biē​sǐ · to fail due to rigid thinking — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    活人让尿憋死 / 活人讓尿憋死

    huó​rén​ràng​niào​biē​sǐ

    to fail due to rigid thinking

    Literally "to let oneself die from holding in one's urine"; used to describe someone who is unable to solve a simple problem or adapt because their thinking is too inflexible or they are too focused on minor obstacles.

    活人 (literal) → 活人 · huó​rén · living person 让 (literal) → 让/讓 · ràng · [passive] 尿 (literal) → 尿 · niào · urine 憋死 (literal) → 憋死 · biē​si · to choke to death

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