留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 in English liu2 de5 qing1 shan1 zai4 , bu4 pa4 mei2 chai2 shao1 Meaning

Meanings

  • While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiomatic expression). Where there's life there's hope.

Simplified Characters

留 得 青 山 在 ， 不 怕 没 柴 烧

Traditional Characters

留 得 青 山 在 ， 不 怕 沒 柴 燒

Pinyin

liu2 de5 qing1 shan1 zai4 , bu4 pa4 mei2 chai2 shao1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

留liu2old variant of 留[liu2] 得de2to obtain 青qing1abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province 山shan1surname Shan 在zai4(located) at ， 不bu4(negative prefix) 怕pa4surname Pa 没mei2(negative prefix for verbs) 柴chai2surname Chai 烧shao1to burn