dào
Huáng
xīn

idiom
proverb

Meaning of 不到黄河心不死

不到黄河心不死 means refuse to give up hope until all is lost; be obstinately determined. Pronounced bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ.

  • refuse to give up hope until all is lost; be obstinately determined

Definitions & Examples

fēi
yào
tóu
ge
xiàng
 
zhēn
shì
dào
Huáng
xīn
 

He insists on investing in that project; he really won't give up until he hits a dead end.

Bié
quàn
le
 
dào
Huáng
xīn
 
ràng
shì
shì
ba
 

Don't try to persuade him; he won't listen until he fails, so let him try for himself.

xué
fēi
cháng
 
yǒu
zhǒng
dào
Huáng
xīn
de
jìn
r
 

She studies extremely hard, with a kind of relentless determination to succeed.

Gōng
dōu
dǎo
le
 
hái
huàn
xiǎng
néng
dōng
shān
zài
 
zhēn
shì
dào
Huáng
xīn
 

The company has already gone bankrupt, yet he still fantasizes about making a comeback; he truly refuses to accept reality.