不到黃河心不死 [ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ; bu4 dao4 huang2 he2 xin1 bu4 si3] lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom) fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal to keep going while some hope is left ◄ ►