行不得也哥哥
xíng​bù​dé​yě​gē​ge

cannot make the journey

  • created reference approved 行不得也哥哥 → 鹧鸪/鷓鴣 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    行不得也哥哥 xíng​bù​dé​yě​gē​ge

    鹧鸪 / 鷓鴣 zhè​gū

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 行不得也哥哥 · xíng​bù​dé​yě​gē​ge · cannot make the journey — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    行不得也哥哥

    xíng​bù​dé​yě​gē​ge

    cannot make the journey

    The sound of a partridge's cry, used to describe an extremely difficult journey or to warn someone against traveling further; literally means "you cannot go, brother"

    xíng​bù​dé​yě​gē​gē

    行不得 (literal) → 行不得 · xíng​bu​de · cannot go 也 (literal) → 也 · yě · [classical particle] 哥哥 (reduplication) → 哥 · gē · elder brother

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

    created sense