赶鸭子上架 in English gan3 ya1 zi5 shang4 jia4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to drive a duck onto a perch (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to push somebody to do sth way beyond their ability

Simplified Characters

赶 鸭 子 上 架

Traditional Characters

趕 鴨 子 上 架

Pinyin

gan3 ya1 zi5 shang4 jia4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

赶gan3to overtake 鸭ya1duck 子zi5son 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 架jia4to support