压死骆驼的最后一根稻草 in English ya1 si3 luo4 tuo5 de5 zui4 hou4 yi1 gen1 dao4 cao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiomatic expression)
  • the final straw

Simplified Characters

压 死 骆 驼 的 最 后 一 根 稻 草

Traditional Characters

壓 死 駱 駝 的 最 後 一 根 稻 草

Pinyin

ya1 si3 luo4 tuo5 de5 zui4 hou4 yi1 gen1 dao4 cao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

压ya1to press 死si3to die 骆luo4surname Luo 驼tuo2hump or hunchbacked 的de5of 最zui4variant of 最[zui4] 后hou4surname Hou 一yi1one 根gen1root 稻dao4paddy 草cao3variant of 草[cao3]