不 到 黄 河 心 不 死

bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐdictionary entry

lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom) / fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal / to keep going while some hope is left

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

不到黃河心不死 不到黄河心不死 [bu4 dao4 Huang2 He2 xin1 bu4 si3] /lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)/fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal/to keep going while some hope is left/

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Other forms in these source records: 不到黃河心不死

不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
到
dào
to reach / to arrive / to leave for / to go to / to (a place) / until (a time) / up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) / considerate / thoughtful / thorough
黄
huáng
yellow / pornographic / to fall through
Huáng
surname Huang or Hwang
河
hé
river (CL:條|条[tiáo],道[dào]) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[hé fěn]
心
xīn
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
死
sǐ
to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned

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