不要在一棵树上吊死 in English bu4 yao4 zai4 yi1 ke1 shu4 shang4 diao4 si3 Meaning

Meanings

  • don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiomatic expression)
  • there's more than one way to skin a cat

Simplified Characters

不 要 在 一 棵 树 上 吊 死

Traditional Characters

不 要 在 一 棵 樹 上 吊 死

Pinyin

bu4 yao4 zai4 yi1 ke1 shu4 shang4 diao4 si3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 要yao4to demand 在zai4(located) at 一yi1one 棵ke1classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc 树shu4tree 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 吊diao4to suspend 死si3to die