不到黄河不死心
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to refuse to give up until all hope is gone
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to be stubbornly persistent
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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use
- Literally
- not giving up until reaching the Yellow River
- Meaning
- Variant of 不到黄河心不死: refusing to give up until all hope is gone. Usually mildly critical of stubbornness.
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