不到黄河心不死 in English bu4 dao4 Huang2 He2 xin1 bu4 si3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  • to keep going while some hope is left

Simplified Characters

不 到 黄 河 心 不 死

Traditional Characters

不 到 黃 河 心 不 死

Pinyin

bu4 dao4 Huang2 He2 xin1 bu4 si3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 到dao4to (a place) 黄huang2surname Huang or Hwang 河he2river 心xin1heart 不bu4(negative prefix) 死si3to die