老天爷饿不死瞎家雀 in English lao3 tian1 ye2 e4 bu4 si3 xia1 jia1 que4 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically don't give up hope
• if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel

Pinyin

lao3 tian1 ye2 e4 bu4 si3 xia1 jia1 que4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

老lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 天tian1day 爷ye2grandpa 饿e4to be hungry 不bu4(negative prefix) 死si3to die 瞎xia1blind 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 雀que4a freckle